| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon jamesii Benth. sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 10: 325 (1846) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Kansas and ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-2300m |
| Description | leaves entire to regularly dentate, glabrous or strigose, narrowly oblanceolate to linear or lanceolate, 2-10cm long, inflorescence secund, flowers 25-35mm, lines on both lips |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | lavender-blue, pink |
| 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 albidus Torr. Penstemon jamesii ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon similis A.Nelson |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |