| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon cyananthus Hook. sect. Glabri |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 75: t. 4464 (1849) |
| Native Range | nw. USA to Utah |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3300m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves ovate-lanceolate, stem leaves shorter and wider, ovate, sessile, inflorescence elongate, with long internodes, flowers 17-25mm, staminodium orange |
| Size | 5-60cm |
| Color | dark bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon glaber var. cyananthus (Hook.) A.Gray Penstemon glaber f. cyananthus (Hook.) Voss |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |