| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon mensarum Pennell sect. Glabri |
| Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 380 (1920) |
| Native Range | Colorado |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 2200-3000m |
| Description | glabrous, dully pale green, in inflorescence pubescent, leaves oblanceolate, lower leaves to 10cm, inflorescence secund, flowers pubescent, to 24mm long, staminodium barbate |
| Size | 25-90cm |
| Color | rich blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) |