Status: Native
Synonyms:
Penstemon arizonicus Heller
Penstemon glaucus R. Graham var. stenosepalus Gray
Penstemon puberulus Wooton & Standley
Penstemon stenosepalus (Gray) Howell
Penstemon whippleanus is an upper elevation beardtongue that prefers moist mixed conifer forest. The corolla is dark purple. The leaves are connate-perfoliate. There are many flowers per node.
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Penstemon whippleanus, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 5, 2007
Penstemon whippleanus, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 5, 2007
Penstemon whippleanus, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
Penstemon whippleanus, closeup of capsules, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Richard Felger & Leith Young, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 1, 2009
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