| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon formosus A.Nelson sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 17: 100 (1904) |
| Native Range | Oregon to w. Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 2200-3600m |
| Description | caespitose, leaves glabrous, coriaceous, entire, ovate to oblanceolate, thinly petiolate, stem leaves oblong, sessile, thyrsus interrupted, whorls 2-3, corolla 7-10mm |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | deep blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon cacuminus Pennell Penstemon procerus var. formosus (D.D.Keck) Cronquist Penstemon procerus ssp. formosus (D.D.Keck) D.D.Keck Penstemon pulchellus Greene Penstemon tolmiei ssp. formosus D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |