| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon gormanii Greene sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Ottawa Naturalist 16: 39 (1902) |
| Native Range | Alaska to n. British Columbia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 400-1200m |
| Description | green, basally glabrous, lower leaves spathulate, 8cm long, stem leaves shorter, flowers 18-25mm long, inflorescence pubescent, staminodium not exserted, barbate to one-half |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple, violet |
| Bloom | late spring |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska, NWT Northwest Territories, YUK Yukon) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) |
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