| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon glabrescens Pennell sect. Caespitosi |
| Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 375 (1920) |
| Native Range | Colorado to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1700-3400m |
| Description | stems ascendent or erect, hirsute or minutely pubescent, leaves linear, 6-25mm, glabrous or scabrous, acute, inflorescence secund, cymes 1-4-flowered, corolla to 2cm |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon coloradoensis var. glabrescens (Pennell) A.Nelson Penstemon crandallii var. glabrescens (Pennell) C.C.Freeman Penstemon crandallii ssp. glabrescens (Pennell) D.D.Keck Penstemon crandallii ssp. taosensis (D.D.Keck) Kartesz & Gandhi Penstemon crandallii var. taosensis (D.D.Keck) G.T.Nisbet & R.C.Jacks. Penstemon linarioides ssp. taosensis D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |