Penstemon procerus

Penstemon procerus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus: Penstemon
Subgenus: P. subg. Penstemon
Sectio: P. sect. Penstemon
Subsection: P. subsect. Proceri
Species: Penstemon procerus
Varietates: P. p. var. aberrans – P. p. var. brachyanthus – P. p. var. formosus – P. p. var. modestus – P. p. var. procerus – P. p. var. tolmiei

Name

Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 7: 348 (1829).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Penstemon confertus var. procerus (Douglas ex Graham) Coville, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 169 (1893).
  • Penstemon procerus subsp. typicus D.D.Keck, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 33: 144 (1945), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Alaska, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. North Dakota. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Graham, R. 1829. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 7: 348.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Penstemon procerus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jul 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Penstemon procerus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jul 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Penstemon procerus. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jul 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Penstemon procerus. Accessed: 18 Jul 2025. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Penstemon procerus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: littleflower penstemon

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