| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene sect. Erianthera |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 2: 239 (1892) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-3000m |
| Description | in inflorescence distinctly glandular-hirsute, otherwise glabrous, leaves ovate to elliptic, on floral stem reduced, flowers 3-5cm long, in few flowered raceme |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue, pale purple |
| Bloom | 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 | Apentostera secundiflora Raf. Dasanthera fruticosa (Pursh) Rydb. Gerardia fruticosa Pursh Penstemon crassifolius Lindl. Penstemon fruticosus var. crassifolius (Lindl) Krautter Penstemon lewisii Benth. Penstemon menziesii Hook. Penstemon menziesii var. crassifolius (Lindl.) Schelle Penstemon menziesii var. lewisii (Benth.) A.Gray Penstemon menziesii var. peduncularis (Nutt. ex Benth.) Schelle Penstemon peduncularis Nutt. ex Benth. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) |