familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Spectabiles
speciesPenstemon clevelandii
Penstemon clevelandii var. mohavensis
Man. Calif. Shrubs, 511. 1939.
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon clevelandii subsp. mohavensis D. D. Keck Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18: 810. 1937
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
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Lower Taxa
None.