familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Coerulei
speciesPenstemon nitidus
Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 122.
Revision as of 14:59, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Thyrses: proximal bracts orbiculate to ovate, rarely lanceolate. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–6.5 mm. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat: Gumbo hills, shortgrass prairies, montane grasslands, roadcut banks.
Elevation: 200–2500 m.
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., Sask., Mont., N.Dak., S.Dak., Wyo.
Discussion
Variety nitidus occurs widely in the northwestern Great Plains and at low elevations in the Central, Northern, and Canadian Rocky mountains.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.