| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon lyallii (A.Gray) A.Gray sect. Erianthera |
| Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer., ed. 2. 2(1): 440 (1886) |
| Native Range | w. Canada to nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 600-2400m |
| Description | basally glabrous, inflorescence glandular-hirsute, leaves on stem, narrow, elongate, 3-13cm, inflorescence more or less paniculate, pedicels often 2-flowered, flowers 4cm |
| Size | 25-80cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 linearifolius J.M.Coult. & Fisher Penstemon lyallii var. linearifolius (J.M.Coult. & Fisher) Krautter Penstemon menziesii var. lyallii A.Gray |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WAS Washington) |