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Penstemon virgatus
Also called One Sided Beardtongue, Wandbloom Beardtongue
Penstemon virgatus, the wandbloom penstemon, is a species of flowering plant from western North America. It grows as far south as southwestern Mexico and as far north as southern Wyoming. It is part of the large Penstemon genus in the veronica family.
Wandbloom penstemon is particularly noted for its use in high altitude gardens, but is easy to grow and has been planted far outside its natural range in the United States. Its seeds do not require cold stratification to sprout.
Penstemon virgatus is native to North America and grows in both the United States and Mexico. In the US it grows in the states of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. In Mexico its range is widely separated from the US. It is found in two discontiguous areas, Colima and Jalisco in the southwest and San Luis Potosí in the northeast.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon virgatus 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.
