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Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii

Penstemon davidsonii Greene var. menziesii (D.D. Keck) Cronquist

Menzies' Penstemon, Menzies' Beardtongue, Creeping Penstemon, Creeping Beardtongue, Pride Of The Mountains

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Penstemon davidsonii ssp. menziesii, Penstemon menziesii

USDA Symbol: PEDAM2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Violet
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: OR , WA
Canada: BC

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-22
Research By: WMWW

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