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Penstemon secundiflorus var. versicolor
Photo is of parent taxon
Cauline leaf blades

oblanceolate to ovate or elliptic.
Corollas

dark blue or violet, glabrous or sparsely white-villous internally abaxially.

Penstemon secundiflorus var. versicolor
Phenology Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Rocky, gravelly, or sandy soils, shortgrass prairies, foothills.
Elevation 1400–1700 m. (4600–5600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CO
Discussion

Variety versicolor is known from the Arkansas River drainage in south-central Colorado in Baca, Fremont, Las Animas, Otero, and Pueblo counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 124.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Penstemon > sect. Coerulei > Penstemon secundiflorus
Sibling taxa
P. secundiflorus var. secundiflorus
Synonyms P. versicolor
Name authority (Pennell) C. C. Freeman: PhytoKeys 80: 37. (2017)
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