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Penstemon californicus
Also called California Beardtongue
Penstemon californicus is a species of penstemon known by the common name California penstemon. It is native to the Mexican state of Baja California but is also found in a few places in the American state of California. It grows in the forest and woodland habitat of the Peninsular Ranges and nearby slopes.
This species is found in Baja California and in southern California. In the state of California it is found in less than twenty locations in the San Jacinto Mountains in Orange County and Riverside County. In Baja California they grow in Sierra de Juárez and Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, mostly above 1,600 meters (5,200 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon californicus 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.
