Flora of North America species comparison

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Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus
Photo is of parent taxon

shining penstemon, waxleaf penstemon
Thyrses

proximal bracts orbiculate to ovate, rarely lanceolate.
Flowers

calyx lobes ovate to lanceolate, 3–6.5 mm.
2n

= 16.

Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus
Phenology Flowering May–Jun(–Jul).
Habitat Gumbo hills, shortgrass prairies, montane grasslands, roadcut banks.
Elevation 200–2500 m. (700–8200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
MT; ND; SD; WY; AB; BC; MB; SK
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

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

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 122.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Coerulei > Penstemon nitidus
Sibling taxa
P. nitidus var. polyphyllus
Name authority unknown
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