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Penstemon acuminatus var. latebracteatus
Photo is of parent taxon

sharp leaf penstemon
Flowers

calyx lobes (3.2–)4.5–7 mm;

corolla 11–15 mm;

pollen sacs 0.7–1 mm;

style 8–11 mm.

Penstemon acuminatus var. latebracteatus
Phenology Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat Sandy soils, dunes, sagebrush and shadscale communities.
Elevation 600–1700 m. (2000–5600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
ID; NV; OR
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Discussion

Variety latebracteatus is more widely distributed than var. acuminatus. Most populations occur in the Snake River Basin of southern Idaho, the Owyhee River Basin of southwestern Oregon, and the Humboldt River Basin of Nevada.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 113.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Coerulei > Penstemon acuminatus
Sibling taxa
P. acuminatus var. acuminatus
Name authority N. H. Holmgren: Brittonia 31: 232, fig. 8. (1979)
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