| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon globosus (Piper) Pennell & D.D.Keck sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 520: 294 (1940) |
| Native Range | nw. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 800-3100m |
| Description | usually glabrous, leaves entire, oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, basal leaves to 15cm, inflorescence with few, compact, often spherical whorls, flowers 15-20mm long |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | blue, bluish 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 confertus var. globosus Piper |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon) |