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Siskiyou beardtongue

Penstemon anguineus

Siskiyou beardtongue
Photo: Steve Matson https://www.inaturalist.org/people/matsonburger, CC BY 4.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SW. Oregon to NW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon anguineus is a species of penstemon known by the common name Siskiyou penstemon. It is native to the mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in coniferous forests, often in open areas left by logging operations. It is a herbaceous plant that may reach as much as 90 centimeters in height, with light blue or purple flowers.

Where it grows

The native range for Siskiyou penstemon is in the US states of California and Oregon. In California it grows in the northern part of the state in the higher parts of the North Coast Ranges and Klamath Ranges. The distribution of the species continues northward to the area around Crater Lake in southern Oregon including Douglas County.

Other Penstemon plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon anguineus 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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