familyPlantaginaceae
genusPenstemon
subgenusPenstemon subg. Penstemon
sectionPenstemon sect. Glabri
speciesPenstemon leiophyllus
Penstemon leiophyllus var. francisci-pennellii
in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 4: 432. 1984.
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Penstemon francisci-pennellii Crosswhite Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 170. 1965
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 171.
Stems 4–25(–43) cm. Cauline leaves 19–80 × 2–5(–10) mm, blade lanceolate to linear, usually folded lengthwise and curved. Flowers: corolla (22–)25–35 mm, white-lanate, rarely glabrous, internally abaxially.
Phenology: Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat: Rocky, limestone slopes in sagebrush shrublands and pine-aspen woodlands.
Elevation: 2100–4000 m.
Discussion
Variety francisci-pennellii is known from Lincoln, Nye, and White Pine counties. Populations have been documented in the Egan, Grant, Schell Creek, Snake, and Wilson Creek ranges.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.