Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon ambiguus Torr. sect. Ambigui |
Synonyms | Leiostemon ambiguus (Torr.) Greene |
Habitat | sagebrush wilding |
Altitude | 700-2100m |
Description | stems glabrous, difusely ramose, leaves linear, mucronate, bracts subulate, floral pedicels opposite, 1-3-flowered, calyx glabrous, lobes ovate, shortly acuminate, corolla 2cm |
Size | 20-60cm |
Color | pinkish white, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , Nebraska , Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
ambiguus laevissimus D.D.Keck, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29: 491 (1939)
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