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Penstemon fruticiformis

Penstemon fruticiformis Coville

Death Valley Beardtongue, Desert Beardtongue

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PEFR2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Bluish lavender to lavender or light pink, with reddish purple nectar guides.

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Habitat: Gravelly washes, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 fruticiformis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Penstemon fruticiformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon fruticiformis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-09
Research By: CBR

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