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Owens Valley beardtongue

Penstemon confusus

Also called Mistaken Penstemon

Owens Valley beardtongue
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Nevada to Utah and Arizona
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon confusus, the mistaken penstemon, is a plant species in the veronica family from the western United States in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.

Where it grows

Mistaken penstemons are native to Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. They grow in western Utah as far east as Sanpete County and as far north as southern Tooele County. The species is found in southeastern Nevada in four counties, White Pine, Nye, Lincoln, and Clark. In Arizona it is confined to the northwestern part of the state. It grows at elevations as low as 1,700 meters (5,600 ft) or as high as 2,200 meters (7,200 ft).

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 · Siskiyou beardtongue · Broadbeard beardtongue

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon confusus 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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