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Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri
Penstemon palmeri A. Gray var. palmeri
Palmer's Beardtongue, Palmer's Penstemon
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s): Penstemon palmeri ssp. typicus
USDA Symbol: PEPAP9
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pale pink to white or pinkish lavender, with reddish purple nectar guides.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , NM , NV , UT , WA , WYNative Habitat: Washes, roadsides, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 palmeri var. palmeri in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon palmeri var. palmeri
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR