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Sharpleaf penstemon

Penstemon acuminatus

Also called Sand Dune Penstemon, Sand Dune Beardtongue, Sanddune Beardtongue, Sharp Leaved Penstemon

Sharpleaf penstemon
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
C. Washington to NC. Oregon
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon acuminatus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names sharpleaf penstemon and sand-dune penstemon. It is native to the dry interior of the northwestern United States.

Where it grows

The sharpleaf penstemon grows in the interior of four western states. It native range extends over the eastern, dry portions of Oregon and Washington states from as far north as Douglas County, Washington. To the east it reaches into southern Idaho as far east as Lemhi County and Oneida County. In Nevada it ranges through much of the state as far south as Nye County. It may also grow in a small portion of northern Utah.

Other Penstemon plants

Firleaf beardtongue · Stemless beardtongue · Los Alamos beardtongue · Alberta beardtongue · White penstemon · White River Beardtongue · Whitemargin beardtongue · Gilia beardtongue · Penstemon angelicus · Siskiyou beardtongue · Broadbeard beardtongue · Sand penstemon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon acuminatus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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