familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Spectabiles
speciesPenstemon floridus
Penstemon floridus var. floridus
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 250.
Flowers: corolla 24–32 mm, tube 7–12 mm, throat abruptly inflated, constricted at orifice, (10–)11–16 mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Gravelly washes, canyon floors, sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 1600–2700 m.
Discussion
Variety floridus is known from the central Sierra Nevada, the north end of Owens Valley, and the White Mountains of Inyo and Mono counties, California, and the Silver Peak Range of Esmeralda County, Nevada.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.