Penstemon rostriflorus (Bridge's Penstemon)

7/7/07 Hwy. 108 (Sonora Hwy.), Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

 7/2/16 Gravelly area near Cottonwood Creek, Horseshoe Meadow, 10,000' elevation, 

Lone Pine Region, Eastern Sierra, Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA 

7/8/16 Lundy Canyon Trail, Inyo National Forest, 

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/8/16 Dunderberg Meadow Road, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra,
Mono County, CA

 7/3/16 Tyee Lakes trailhead, South Lake Road, Bishop region,
Eastern Sierra, Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA

7/3/16 Tyee Lakes trailhead, South Lake Road

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Bridge's Penstemon

SPECIES: Penstemon rostriflorus

FAMILY: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family), formerly in Scrophulariaceae

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/7/2007

LOCATION: Hwy. 108 (Sonora Hwy.), Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Perennial 30–100 cm, glabrous or stems finely hairy below; clumps large, woody-branched

Leaves generally cauline, 20–70 mm, linear to lanceolate, entire

Inflorescence glandular

Flower: calyx 4–8 mm, lobes lanceolate to narrowly ovate; corolla 22–33 mm, upper lip forming hood over anthers, lower lip strongly reflexed, (orange-)red sparsely glandular outside, floor glabrous; anther sacs 1.8–2.5 mm, dehiscing across common tip 1/4–1/3 their length, glabrous on sides; staminode glabrous

Ecology: Dry sagebrush or Joshua-tree scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland, montane forest

Elevation: 1600–2800 m.  

Bioregional distribution: c&s High Sierra Nevada, Southwestern California, East of Sierra Nevada, Desert Mountains 

Distribution outside California: to Colorado, New Mexico

Flowering time: Jun–Aug

Synonyms: P. bridgesii A. Gray