EcoFlora - Penstemon higginsii

Penstemon higginsii (Neese) N.H.Holmgren & N.D.Atwood (redirected from: Penstemon leonardii var. higginsii Neese)
Family: Plantaginaceae Higgins' Beardtongue, more...Higgins' penstemon [Penstemon leonardii var. higginsii Neese] Walter Fertig	Western Plants Resources Walter Fertig, ASU Herbarium, 1 May 2014 Non-Technical Description: Higgins’ penstemon is a perennial forb with numerous, clustered, woody-based pubescent stems 10-40 cm tall. The glabrous lance to spoon-shaped leaves are 13-45 mm long x 1-15 mm wide with entire margins. The inflorescence consists of 2-10 distinct whorls of lavender to violet colored flowers. The calyx is 3.7-5.2 mm long with pointed lobes. The tubular corolla is 12-14 mm long and glabrous. Anthers are 1.3-1.6 mm long, horseshoe-shaped, and split open only at their midpoint (where the two anther sacs join at the top of the filament). Flowers June-July. Similar Species: Penstemon sepalulus has corollas 20-30 mm long and rounded sepals less than 3.2 mm long. Habitat: Pinyon-juniper, oak-maple, White fir, Ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir montane scrub communities at 5500-10320 ft (1675-3145m). Often found on volcanic soils or Navajo sandstone. Author: Walter Fertig, ASU Herbarium, 1 May 2014
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