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Penstemon personatus
Penstemon personatus D.D. Keck
Closed Throated Beardtongue, Closed-lip Beardtongue, Closed-throat Beardtongue, Closethroat Beardtongue
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PEPE3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Purple , VioletBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Lavender to purple or white, with violet nectar guides.
Distribution
USA: CANative Habitat: Sugar pine, yellow pine, California red fir and mixed evergreen forests.
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 personatus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Penstemon personatus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon personatus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR