familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Saccanthera
speciesPenstemon leonardii
Penstemon leonardii var. patricus
Great Basin Naturalist 46: 460. 1986.
Common names: Dad’s beardtongue
Endemic
Basionym: Penstemon patricus N. H. Holmgren Brittonia 31: 238, fig. 11. 1979
Thyrses continuous or interrupted. Flowers: corolla 20–26 mm, limb blue to violet or purple; pollen sacs (1.2–)1.4–1.9 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat: Rocky sagebrush-grasslands, sagebrush and mixed shrubland communities, pine and aspen-pine woodlands.
Elevation: 2100–2700 m.
Discussion
Variety patricus is known from the Kern Mountains in White Pine County, Nevada, and the Deep Creek and House ranges in Juab, Millard, and Tooele counties, Utah. Flower features tend to be slightly larger in var. patricus than in var. leonardii and var. higginsii.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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