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Penstemon fruticiformis
Penstemon fruticiformis Coville
Death Valley Beardtongue, Desert Beardtongue
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PEFR2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , Blue , PurpleBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Bluish lavender to lavender or light pink, with reddish purple nectar guides.
Distribution
USA: CA , NVNative Habitat: Gravelly washes, canyon floors, creosote shrublands, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Penstemon fruticiformis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Penstemon fruticiformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon fruticiformis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR