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Penstemon strictiformis
Also called Mancos Beardtongue
Penstemon strictiformis, also known as Mancos penstemon, is a species of penstemon in the veronica family. They are found only around the Four Corners region where the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet. They have pastel blue to purple flowers.
Mancos penstemon is grown in gardens, though it is not nearly as common as Rocky Mountain penstemon. They are more drought tolerant than Rocky Mountain penstemon.
Mancos penstemon is native to the Four Corners region of the western United States in the states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. It is recorded as growing by the NRCS PLANTS database in four counties in northwest New Mexico, Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, McKinley, and San Juan. In Arizona it is known to occur in just Navajo and Apache counties. While it found in just San Juan County, Utah. Similarly, it is only known from Montezuma County, Colorado in the southwest corner of the state. It can be found at elevations of 1,700 to 2,400 meters (5,600 to 7,900 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon strictiformis 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.
