| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon nanus D.D.Keck sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Amer. Midl. Naturalist 23: 607 (1940) |
| Native Range | Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-2300m |
| Description | leaves densely cinereous-strigose, lanceolate to ovate, 15-35mm, flowers 10-15mm, inflorescence short, dense, cymes many flowered, staminodium orange barbate, not exserted |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |
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