Penstemon rydbergii (Meadow Penstemon)

7/3/16 North Lake Road, Bishop region, Eastern Sierra,

Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA

7/3/16 North Lake Road

7/4/16 Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 

7/4/16 Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 

7/8/16 Virginia Lakes, Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/2/16 Horseshoe Meadows, Inyo National Forest, Lone Pine Region,
Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

7/10/07  Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, 
E. Sierras, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Meadow Penstemon

SPECIES: Penstemon rydbergii

FAMILY: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/10/2007

LOCATION: Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, E. Sierras, Mono County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Perennial herb 20--60 cm, generally glabrous, occasionally finely hairy on stem proximal to inflorescence; stem base above ground; flowering stems few-branched. 

Leaf: entire; basal and proximal cauline leaves well developed, oblanceolate; distal cauline leaves 25--70 mm, lanceolate. 

Inflorescence: nonglandular. 

Flower: calyx 3--5 mm, lobes narrowly oblong to (ob)ovate; corolla 9--14 mm, blue to purple, glabrous (except white- to yellow-hairy floor); anther sacs 0.5--0.8 mm, dehiscing full length; staminode densely golden-yellow-hairy. 

Ecology: Moist meadows, streambanks, generally in montane to subalpine forests; 

Elevation: 1000--3600 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: KR, NCoRH, CaR, SNH, GB; 

Distribution Outside California: Oregon, Nevada. 

Flowering Time: May--Aug 

eFlora Treatment Author: Margriet Wetherwax & Noel H. Holmgren