Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Penstemon bracteatus

Penstemon bracteatus D.D. Keck

Platy Beardtongue, Red Canyon Beardtongue

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PEBR8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Blue to violet or lavender, with reddish purple nectar guides.

Distribution

USA: UT
Native Habitat: Gravelly and talus slopes, pine 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
Webref 71 - Wolfe Lab - Penstemon Database (2014) Ohio State University

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

Go back