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Penstemon rubicundus

Penstemon rubicundus D.D. Keck

Wassuck Penstemon, Wassuk Beardtongue, Wassuk Range Beardtongue

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PERU5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Pink to rose pink, with reddish nectar guides.

Distribution

USA: NV
Native Habitat: Rocky or gravelly slopes, drainages, roadsides, sagebrush or shadscale shrublands, pine-juniper woodlands.

Web Reference

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 rubicundus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Penstemon rubicundus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon rubicundus

Metadata

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

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