| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon cyanocaulis Payson sect. Glabri |
| Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 60: 380 (1915) |
| Native Range | Colorado to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1300-2700m |
| Description | glabrous, grey-green, lower leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, 10cm, upper leaves wider, 7cm, often sinuate, cymes 2-5-flowered, short, in paniculate inflorescence |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | bluish purple, blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |