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Low beardtongue

Penstemon humilis

Also called Lowly penstemon, Low Penstemon, Lowly Beardtongue

Low beardtongue
Photo: Bill Bouton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon humilis is a species of flowering plant in the veronica family known by the common names low penstemon and lowly penstemon. It is native to the western United States.

This species of penstemon is found in sagebrush, in pinyon-juniper woodland habitat, and in mountain forests and tundra.

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 humilis 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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