Penstemon speciosus (Royal Penstemon, Showy Penstemon)

7/10/07 Little Lakes/Mosquito Flat trailhead, Rock Creek, Inyo National Forest, 

E. Sierras, Mono County.

 7/6/16 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop at turnoff to Forest Service Rd. 3S23B,
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/6/16 Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop at turnoff to Forest Service Rd. 3S23B,
Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

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

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Royal/Showy Penstemon

SPECIES: Penstemon speciosus

FAMILY: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/10/07

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 5--60 cm, short-hairy on stems. 

Leaf: distal cauline 35--90 mm, lanceolate, clasping, sometimes folded lengthwise, entire, generally glabrous. 

Inflorescence: glabrous to short-hairy, rarely glandular. 

Flower: calyx (4)6--13 mm, lobes lanceolate to ovate; corolla 25--37 mm, +- abruptly expanded into throat, 7--13 mm wide when pressed, blue, generally white inside, glabrous; anther sacs 1.8--3 mm, +- S-shaped, dehiscing in distal 2/3, pubescent on sides; staminode glabrous or tip hairy. 

Ecology: Open sagebrush scrub to subalpine forest; 

Elevation: 850--3800 m. 

Bioregional Distribution:KR, CaR, SNH, TR, GB, n DMtns; 

Distribution Outside California: to Washington, Idaho, Utah. 

Flowering Time: May--Aug 

Jepson eFlora Author: Margriet Wetherwax & Noel H. Holmgren