Penstemon laetus var. sagittatus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon laetus A. Gray var. sagittatus (D. D. Keck) McMinn

Mountain blue penstemon

2011 Steve Matson

2010 Gerald Carr

2011 Steve Matson

2022 Julie A. Kierstead

2011 Steve Matson

2021 Julie A. Kierstead

2010 Gerald Carr

2022 Julie A. Kierstead

Penstemon laetus var. sagittatus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Penstemon laetus
Genus:	Penstemon
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Penstemon laetus ssp. sagittatus
PLANTS	Penstemon laetus ssp. sagittatus

Information about Penstemon laetus var. sagittatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PELAS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/19/2025).