Penstemon ellipticus
(oval-leaved penstemon)
© Virginia Skilton (Photo ID #16767)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Kootenay Pass, BC
Photographer
Virginia Skilton
Habitat
subalpine steep, rocky bank
Photo Date
July 04, 2009
Upload Date
July 25, 2009
Elevation (m)
1774
Latitude
49.0616683959961
Longitude
-117.038055419922
Photo ID #
16767
Comments
Anthers long, wooly-hairy. Plants form mats with flowering stems erect or ascending. Leaves, glabrous, varied from widely ovate (not much longer than wide) with rounded tips, sometimes even notched at the tip, to broadly lanceolate on the flowering stem. Most had small teeth. Staminode shorter than stamens, yellow-bearded nearly entire length, longer at tip. Plant was in a very tricky spot so I couldn't photograph the whole thing.