| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon modestus Greene sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 165 (1906) |
| Native Range | Nevada |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2700-3200m |
| Description | basal leaves obovate to elliptic, thinly petiolate, rigid, coriaceous, stem leaves smaller, oblong, acute, glabrous, thyrsus interrupted, whorls 2-5, corolla 7-10mm |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon confertus var. modestus (Greene) Jeps. Penstemon procerus var. modestus (Greene) N.H.Holmgren Penstemon procerus ssp. modestus (Greene) D.D.Keck Penstemon tolmiei ssp. modestus (Greene) D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |