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Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla

Keckiella antirrhinoides (Benth.) Straw ssp. microphylla (A. Gray) Straw

Bush Penstemon, Chaparral Beard Tongue, Little Leaved Chaparral Beard Tongue, Snapdragon Penstemon, Yellow Bush Penstemon

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla, Penstemon antirrhinoides ssp. microphyllus, Penstemon microphyllus

USDA Symbol: KEANM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV
Native Habitat: Pinyon/juniper woodlands, Joshua-tree scrub.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla

Metadata

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

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