Penstemon ellipticus, C. Davidson 13818--ID. Benewah Co. Reed's Gulch Rd. FR 550. 8 Jul 2018. DSC05956 (222).JPG
Native to Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Washington (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Idaho, Benewah (Saint Maries)
47.3545, -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.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Penstemon
Specific Epithet
ellipticus
Authorship
Coult. & Fisher
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%
