Penstemon whippleanus

A purple-flowered, glandular-calyxed, fly-pollinated species found throughout the U.S. Rocky Mountains and in parts of the Mogollon Rim, Coconino Plateau, etc.

Flowers near Sandy Point on NM Hwy. 159, Catron Co., New Mexico, 16 Aug 2009.

Front view of flowers with pollinator, near Sandy Point, 16 Aug 2009.

Basal leaves near Sandy Point, 16 Aug 2009.