| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon oreocharis Greene sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 163 (1906) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-3100m |
| Description | glabrous, pale green, basal leaves oblanceolate, acute, 10-15cm, stem leaves lanceolate, sessile, to 8cm, thyrsus long and interrupted, whorls 5-6, corolla 10-14mm |
| Size | 25-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Penstemon ellipticus Greene Penstemon recurvatus A.Heller Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis (Greene) N.H.Holmgren Penstemon vaseyanus Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |