| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon glaber Pursh sect. Glabri |
| Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 738 (1813) |
| Native Range | wc. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 1500-2900m |
| Description | glabrous, bluish, lower leaves oblong-lanceolate, upper leaves ovate, entire, inflorescence elongate, many flowered, flowers 24-35mm long, without lines |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon alpinus f. riparius (A.Nelson) Pennell Penstemon glaber var. occidentalis A.Gray Penstemon glaber var. stenosepalus Regel Penstemon gordonianus A.Gray Penstemon gordonii Hook. Penstemon riparius A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |
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