| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon breviculus (D.D.Keck) G.T.Nisbet & R.C.Jacks. sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Kansas Univ. Sci. Bull. 41: 734 (1960) |
| Native Range | Utah to Colorado and Arizona |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-2000m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, linear to narrowly lanceolate or oblanceolate, 35-70mm, flowers 10-15mm long, tubular, inflorescence secund, staminodium not exserted |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | dark blue, purple |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon jamesii ssp. breviculus D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |
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