Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg sect. Bridgesiani |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 15 (1863 |
Native Range | Colorado to California and Baja California Norte |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1200-3200m |
Description | troughout glabrous except for inflorescence, leaves long spathulate to linear, entire, flowers in 2-5-flowered panicle, pedicels and calyx viscid, corolla 25mm long |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | pale red |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
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 bridgesii A.Gray Penstemon bridgesii var. amplexicaulis Monnet Penstemon bridgesii var. rostriflorus (Kellogg) Schelle |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |