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Keckiella lemmonii

Keckiella lemmonii (A. Gray) Straw

Bush Beardtongue, Lemmon Beardtongue, Lemmon's Bush-beardtongue, Lemmon's Keckiella, Shrubby Penstemon

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Penstemon lemmonii

USDA Symbol: KELE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Orange , Yellow , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , NV , OR
Native Habitat: Rocky slopes, conifer and mixed forests, chaparral.

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

Metadata

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

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