Penstemon crandallii A.Nelson


Family	PLANTAGINACEAE
Genus species	Penstemon crandallii A.Nelson sect. Caespitosi
Synonyms	Penstemon suffrutescens Rydb.
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	1700-3400m
Description	leaves narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, 10-28mm long, entire, usually glabrous, corolla 14-20mm long, tubular, with longer lower lip
Size	5-25cm
Color	blue
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	subshrub, carpet
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 Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) South-Central U.S.A.
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	PLANTAGINACEAE Penstemon crandalii A.Nelson, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 26(7): 354 (1899) 1800-3000m ============================================================================= crandallii typicus D.D.Keck, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 64: 368 (1937) Synonyms: Penstemon suffrutescens Rydb. Colorado, Utah 73 COL 76 UTA 1800-3400m crandallii atratus D.D.Keck, ibid. Utah 76 UTA 2100-2600m crandallii glabrescens (Pennell) D.D.Keck, ibid. Basionym: Penstemon glabrescens Pennell, Contr. U.S.Natl. Herb. 20: 375 (1920) Synonyms: Penstemon coloradoensis glabrescens (Pennell) A.Nelson Penstemon crandallii taosensis (D.D.Keck) G.T.Nisbet & R.C.Jacks. Penstemon linarioides taosensis D.D.Keck Colorado, New Mexico 73 COL 77 NWM 1700-3400m crandallii procumbens (Greene) D.D.Keck, ibid. Basionym: Penstemon procumbens Greene, Pl. Baker. 3: 23 (1901) Colorado 73 COL 2000-3400m crandallii ramaleyi (A.Nelson) C.C.Freeman, PhytoKeys 80: 35 (2017) Basionym; Penstemon ramaleyi A.Nelson, Publ. Univ. Wyoming 3: 106 (1937) Colorado 73 COL 2400-3300m