Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Keckiella rothrockii (A.Gray) Straw |
Bibliography | Brittonia 19: 203 (1967) |
Native Range | California to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1900-3200m |
Description | strigose, branchlets thin, erect, leaves 5-15mm, lanceolate-oblong to ovate, sometimes denticulate, racemes spicate, flowers often in pairs, 10-12mm long |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | purple |
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 | Keckia rothrockii (A.Gray) Straw Penstemon rothrockii A.Gray Penstemon rothrockii ssp. typicus D.D.Keck Penstemon scabridus Eastw. Penstemon shockleyi S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |