Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei
(Brandegee's Penstemon)
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei, Levsa Trail, Trinidad Lake State Park, Las Animas Co. 8212
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei, Levsa Trail, Trinidad Lake State Park, Las Animas Co. 8338
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei, Levsa Trail, Trinidad Lake State Park, Las Animas Co. 8235
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei, Levsa Trail, Trinidad Lake State Park, Las Animas Co. 8339
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei, Levsa Trail, Trinidad Lake State Park, Las Animas Co. 8229
Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei, Levsa Trail, Trinidad Lake State Park, Las Animas Co. 8241
| Scientific Name | Penstemon glaber var. brandegeei | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PEGLB |
| Common Name | Brandegee's Penstemon | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 529486 |
| Family | Plantaginaceae (Plantain) formerly Scrophulariaceae | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (5500 to 11000 ft); sandy, gravelly soils in open meadows. Plant: Erect, stout unbranched perennial 20 to 26 inches tall with pubescent-hairy stems. Leaves: Basal and 6 to 8 pairs of opposite stem leaves ovate with undulate or finely curled (crisped) margins and 3/4 to 3-1/8 inches long and clasping; blades smooth or hairy. Inflorescence: Flowers in 8 to 12 crowded clusters along stem, tending to be on one side; each 5-lobed corolla 1 to 1.9 inches long, blue to lavender and hairless externally; lower lobes smooth or somewhat hairy internally; staminode (unfertile stamen in center of blossom) tip hairy, with an obvious slight notch; anthers usually hairy. Bloom Period: June and July. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and Flora of North America. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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