Penstemon scariosus var. cyanomontanus

Neese

Great Basin Naturalist 46: 460. 1986.

EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 179. Mentioned on page 178.

Leaves: basal usually persisting. Flowers: calyx lobes 4.8–8 × 1.3–2.2 mm; corolla 18–22 mm, sparsely to moderately glandular-pubescent externally, limb blue to bluish purple; pollen sacs 1.5–1.7 mm; style 12–14 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush grasslands.
Elevation: 1600–2700 m.

Discussion

Variety cyanomontanus is known from the Uinta Basin in Moffat County, Colorado, and Uintah County, Utah. Populations are concentrated from the Yampa Plateau (Blue Mountain area) eastward into Dinosaur National Monument along the Yampa River.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.