familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Saccanthera
speciesPenstemon leonardii
Penstemon leonardii var. higginsii
Great Basin Naturalist 46: 459. 1986.
Common names: Higgins’s beardtongue
Endemic
Synonyms: Penstemon higginsii (Neese) N. H. Holmgren & N. D. Atwood
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 238.
Thyrses continuous or interrupted. Flowers: corolla 14–18 mm, limb lavender to violet; pollen sacs 1.3–1.6 mm.
Phenology: Flowering (May–)Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Pine-juniper, oak-maple, conifer, and aspen-conifer woodlands.
Elevation: 1700–3100 m.
Distribution
Ariz., Nev., Utah.
Discussion
Variety higginsii is known from the Black Rock Mountains (Mohave County) of Arizona, the Clover Mountains (Lincoln County) and Snake Range (White Pine County) of Nevada, and the Bull Valley and Pine Valley mountains and Kolob Plateau (Iron and Washington counties) of Utah.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.