| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon thompsoniae (A.Gray) Rydb. sect. Caespitosi |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 36: 690 (1909) |
| Native Range | sw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3400m |
| Description | leaves entire, oblanceolate to spathulate-oblong, 5-12mm, grey-white appressed hirsute, inflorescence racemose, leafy, flowers 13-18mm long, subtubular, staminodium golden barbate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| 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 caespitosus var. thompsoniae (A.Gray) A.Nelson Penstemon pumilus var. thompsoniae A.Gray Penstemon thompsoniae var. desperatus Neese Penstemon thompsoniae ssp. jaegeri D.D.Keck Penstemon thompsoniae var. jaegeri (D.D.Keck) Tiehm Penstemon thompsoniae ssp. typicus D.D.Keck |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |
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