Penstemon cinicola |
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royal beardtongue, showy penstemon |
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Habit | Perennial from a compact, branched, woody base, the several stout stems 2-9 dm. tall, glabrous or gray-puberulent. | |
Leaves | Leaves opposite, entire, thick and firm, the basal ones clustered, petiolate, up to 15 cm. long and 2 cm. wide, the blade oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic; cauline leaves sessile and sometimes clasping, up to 2 cm. wide, 3.5-10 times as long as wide. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of numerous, loose verticillasters, sometimes one-sided; calyx 4-8 mm. long, the 5 segments ovate, scarious margined, pointed; corolla bright blue, 26-38 mm. long, 1 cm. wide at the mouth; pollen sacs 1.9-3.0 mm. long, spreading, S-shaped, mostly glabrous, a short portion remaining indehiscent; staminode usually glabrous. |
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Fruits | Capsule 9-12 mm. long. |
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Penstemon cinicola |
Penstemon speciosus |
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Flowering time | May-July | |
Habitat | Dry, open or sparsely wooded areas, often with sagebrush, juniper or ponderosa pine, mostly in the lowlands and foothills. | |
Distribution | East of the Cascades in Washington; Washington south to California, east to Nevada and Utah.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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