Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Penstemon deustus Douglas sect. Penstemon |
Bibliography | Edwards‘s Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1318 (1830) |
Native Range | nw. USA to n. Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-3000m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves rigid, ovate to lanceolate, 1-3cm, the lower petiolate, the upper sessile, calyx glabrous, lobes ovate, corolla 10-12mm long, staminodium glabrous |
Size | 10-50cm |
Color | whitish |
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 deustus var. savagei L.F.Hend. Penstemon deustus ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon ilicifolius Nutt. ex Benth. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |