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Alberta beardtongue

Penstemon albertinus

Also called Alberta Penstemon

Alberta beardtongue
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. Canada to NW. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon albertinus,the Alberta beardtongue, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.

Its bilabiate flowers range from blue to purple with small hairs covering petals and stems. Flowers grow on reddish-green stems.

Other Penstemon plants

Firleaf beardtongue · Stemless beardtongue · Sharpleaf penstemon · Los Alamos 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 albertinus 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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