Herbaceous Penstemon, Rydberg's Penstemon
Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis
Synonym: Penstemon oreocharis
Close-up sideview of the corolla of Rydberg's penstemon (var. oreocharis) beginning to bloom in a vernally moist swale just south of the Steens Mountain North Loop Road, Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon............June 2, 2012. This site is just south of a stock pond at the uphill edge of the juniper forest.
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Rydberg's penstemon (var. oreocharis) beginning to bloom in a vernally moist swale just south of the Steens Mountain North Loop Road, Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon............June 2, 2012. This site is just south of a stock pond at the uphill edge of the juniper forest.
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Rydberg's penstemon (var. oreocharis) blooming (left) in wetland meadows along FS Road #27 in Thompson Valley, Fremont National Forest........May 19, 2016. The stems appear to be glabrous and the sepals are mostly entire and non-scarious. Rydberg's penstemon (var. oreocharis) blooming in moist meadows west of FS Road #4215 in Antler Prairie, Ochoco National Forest...........May 27, 2016.
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Rydberg's penstemon observed at left in a wetland meadow at the junction of FS Roads 42 and 4240, Ochoco National Forest..........June 21, 2017. The photo at right shows Rydberg's penstemon observed along Forest Road 3915 at Willow Creek, Fremont-Winema National Forest......June 30, 2019..
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Rydberg's penstemon observed in a moist swale along Forest Road 3915 at the California border, Mount Bidwell Recreation Area, Fremont-Winema National Forest.....July 18, 2022.
Paul Slichter