| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon nanus D.D.Keck sect. Cristati |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| 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 | carpet |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 |
| Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | PLANTAGINACEAE
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