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 marcusii

Penstemon marcusii (D.D. Keck) N.H. Holmgren

Jones' Penstemon, Marcus Jones�s Beardtongue, Marcus' Beardtongue, Price Penstemon

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Penstemon moffatii ssp. marcusii

USDA Symbol: PEMA13

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 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue , Violet
Bloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Violet or blue, with reddish violet nectar guides.

Distribution

USA: UT
Native Habitat: Clayey and gravelly soils, sagebrush shrublands.

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

Metadata

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

Go back