Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 122.

Thyrses: proximal bracts orbiculate to ovate, rarely lanceolate. Flowers: calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–6.5 mm. 2n = 16.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat: Gumbo hills, shortgrass prairies, montane grasslands, roadcut banks.
Elevation: 200–2500 m.

Distribution

Alta., B.C., Man., Sask., Mont., N.Dak., S.Dak., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety nitidus occurs widely in the northwestern Great Plains and at low elevations in the Central, Northern, and Canadian Rocky mountains.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Craig C. Freeman +
Douglas ex Bentham +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Sask. +, Mont. +, N.Dak. +, S.Dak. +  and Wyo. +
200–2500 m. +
Gumbo hills, shortgrass prairies, montane grasslands, roadcut banks. +
Flowering May–Jun(–Jul). +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus +
Penstemon nitidus +
variety +