| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon ellipticus J.M.Coult. & Fisher sect. Erianthera |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2700m |
| Description | branchlets erect, minutely strigose, leaves rigid, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, the lower shortly petiolate, subentire, calyx densely viscid pubescent, corolla 3-4cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (Alberta , British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Montana , Washington) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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