Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon exilifolius A.Nelson sect. Cristati |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 230 (1901) |
Native Range | Colorado to Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1500-2900m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves numerous, narrowly linear, on apex subulate, 15-25mm, stem leaves opposite, similar, inflorescence narrow, dense, corolla infundibuliform, 15mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 exilifolius var. desertus A.Nelson Penstemon laricifolius var. exilifolius (A.Nelson) Payson Penstemon laricifolius ssp. exilifolius (A.Nelson) D.D.Keck |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) |