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Penstemon montanus
Also called Mountain Beardtongue, Mountain Penstemon, Cord Root Penstemon
Penstemon montanus, the cordroot penstemon or mountain penstemon, is a species in the veronica family from the Rocky Mountains in the northern United States.
The natural range of the cordroot penstemon extends across four northern US states, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. In Utah it grows in five northern counties, Sanpete, Juab, Utah, Duchesne, and Salt Lake. It is mostly found in the northwest of Wyoming and is widespread in Idaho. To the east in Montana its range extends across the southwest as far east as Fergus County. It grows in mountainous areas at elevations of 1,500 to 3,500 meters (4,900–11,500 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon montanus 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.
