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Penstemon ellipticus
Also called Alpine Beardtongue, Elliptic Leaved Beardtongue, Elliptic Leaved Penstemon, Oval Leaved Penstemon, Rockvine Beardtongue, Rocky Ledge Beardtongue
Penstemon ellipticus, commonly called rocky ledge penstemon, is a species of penstemon from the Rocky Mountains in the northwest US and western Canada.
Rocky ledge penstemon is native to the northwestern US states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana as well as the western Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. There it grows in the Canadian Rockies, Columbia Mountains, and the northern parts of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. It is found at elevations of 900–2,700 meters (3,000–8,900 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon ellipticus 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.
