Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon pseudoputus (Crosswh.) N.H.Holmgren sect. Glabri |
Bibliography | Brittonia 31: 106 (1979) |
Native Range | Arizona to sw. Utah |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-2900m |
Description | pubescent, leaves all linear, to 6cm long, inflorescence narrow, few flowered thyrsus, anthers and staminodium glabrous, flowers glabrous, 15-22mm long, bracts small |
Size | 15-50cm |
Color | purplish violet |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Penstemon virgatus ssp. pseudoputus Crosswh. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) |