Penstemon clevelandii var. mohavensis

(D. D. Keck) McMinn

Man. Calif. Shrubs, 511. 1939.

Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon clevelandii subsp. mohavensis D. D. Keck Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18: 810. 1937
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 249. Mentioned on page 248.

Distal cauline leaves short-petiolate or sessile, base tapered or truncate. Thyrses: peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes glandular-pubescent; corolla densely white- or yellowish pilose internally abaxially; pollen sacs explanate, sutures smooth; staminode 6–8 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Rocky to sandy slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, scrub, chaparral.
Elevation: 400–1500 m.

Discussion

Variety mohavensis is known from southern California mostly in the Granite, Little San Bernardino, and Sheephole mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.