| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon ellipticus J.M.Coult. & Fisher sect. Erianthera |
| Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 18: 302 (1893) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2700m |
| Description | branchlets erect, minutely strigose, leaves rigid, broadly elliptic to orbiculate, the lower shortly petiolate, subentire, calyx densely viscid pubescent, corolla 3-4cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | purplish violet |
| 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 | Penstemon davidsonii var. ellipticus (J.M.Coulter & Fisher) B.Boivin |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington) |