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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: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Orange , Yellow , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: CA , NV , ORNative Habitat: Rocky slopes, conifer and mixed forests, chaparral.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Keckiella lemmonii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Keckiella lemmonii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR