Penstemon whippleanus, July 10, 2023
Linkins Lake Trail, 11,900’, July 11, 2023
Common & scientific name
Whipple’s penstemon, Penstemon whippleanus
Family
Plantain, Plantaginaceae
Location
Mountain Boy, 12,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Named for the leader of a transcontinental railroad survey team, this is one of our most unforgettable flowers, with its large, tightly-packed, and unusually colored flowers, ranging in our area from deep-purple to wine-colored to nearly white (photo to come).
Roadside 10,000’, July 10, 2023
With Castilleja occidentalis, Green Mountain, 11,800’, August 2, 2023