| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon ophianthus Pennell sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 343 (1920) |
| Native Range | Utah to Colorado and Arizona |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-2300m |
| Description | leaves cinereous-pubescent, lanceolate, entire, obtuse, 3-5cm long, long petiolate, stem leaves sessile, flowers in narrow thyrsus, pedicellate, 15-20mm long |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon jamesii ssp. ophianthus (Pennell) D.D.Keck Penstemon pilosigulatus A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |