Penstemon ellipticus Coult. & Fisher belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Specific Epithet
ellipticus
Authorship
Coult. & Fisher
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#264,626 of 335,497
Top 79%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
United States, Idaho, Benewah
47.354500, -116.376944
Location Remarks
Reeds Gulch Rd. to FSR 550, to the N of Calder-Avery Rd. (=NF 50). 9.8 km toward Baldy Peak. Elev. 1238 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Base of coarse talus. Tightly branching shrub ca. 0.3 m.