| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon distans N.H.Holmgren sect. Cristati |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 32: 326 (1980) |
| Native Range | Arizona (se. Shivwits Plateau) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves narrow, lower leaves to 14cm long, upper leaves shorter, flowers in thyrsus, floral whorls to 2cm long, corolla abruptly widened from long tube, 16-20mm long |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| 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. (ARI Arizona) |