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Penstemon albomarginatus
Also called White Margin Beardtongue, White Margined Beardtongue, White Margin Penstemon, White Margined Penstemon, Whitemargin Penstemon
Whitemargin beardtongue is a rare, low perennial penstemon from the deserts of southern Nevada, western Arizona and southern California, growing only in sandy soils. It is seldom grown in gardens, and its key needs are sharp drainage and full sun in a desert-like climate.
Penstemon albomarginatus is a rare species of penstemon known by the common name white-margined penstemon. It is native to the deserts of southern Nevada, western Arizona, and southern California.
The range of Penstemon albomarginatus is quite limited, only growing in four widely separated areas in three states. In California it grows in two sandy desert washes near Pisgah Crater and Lavic Lake volcanic field. In Nevada it is found in two locations, one in the valleys near Jean in Clark County and the other in the Amargosa Valley in Nye County. In Arizona it found in Dutch Flat, in Mohave County.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
