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Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius
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Leaves

basal leaves glabrous, sometimes ± puberulent, especially along midvein and margins, (10–)15–67 × (2–)4–20 mm, cauline blade margins entire.
Flowers

corolla 8–13 mm.

Penstemon humilis var. brevifolius
Phenology Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat Sagebrush shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, coniferous forests, alpine meadows.
Elevation 1700–3400 m. (5600–11200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
UT
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Discussion

Variety brevifolius is known from the northern Wasatch Range. The variety has been documented in Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 209.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Penstemon > Penstemon humilis
Sibling taxa
P. humilis var. humilis, P. humilis var. obtusifolius
Synonyms P. humilis subsp. brevifolius
Name authority A. Gray: in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 267. (1878) — (as Pentstemon)
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