Penstemon rotundifolius A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Scrophulariaceae
    Penstemon rotundifolius A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    R. W. Spellenberg 8512 with Naida Zucker, 23 Jun 1986

  • Location

    Mexico. Chihuahua. North of Chihuahua on Mex. Highway 15, then 22 km west of highway in Santa Clara Canyon.

  • Habitat

    On vertical, mostly recent exposed, rhyolitic rock, north-facing. With Quercus hypoleucoides, Q. arizonica, Q. rugosa, Fraxinus velutina.

  • Description

    Leaves thick, very succulent, very glaucous; stems very brittle, stems projecting out from cliff at 30-150°; corolla red, the lower lobes rounded, the upper less so, upper reflexed as much as 20-30°, or on older flowers only ca. 5°; lower lobes projecting downward at ca. 80°, at the base, at orifice, with a yellow band ca. 1 mm wide; each lobe with a faint, very fine maroon central vein. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    "Visited by hummingbird."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 773278

    Occurrence ID: 76d97e21-77be-4bba-bc64-32c2d6eaf2e6

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Chihuahua

  • Locality

    North of Chihuahua on Mex. Highway 15, then 22 km west of highway in Santa Clara Canyon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1830 m. (6004 ft.)

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