Penstemon confertus |
Penstemon personatus |
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lesser yellow beardtongue |
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Habit | Tufted perennial from a woody rhizome, the stems 2-5 dm. tall, mostly glabrous. | |
Leaves | Leaves opposite, entire, the lower ones petiolate, up to 15 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide and forming a rosette; cauline leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, up to 10 cm. long and 2.5 cm. wide. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of 2-10 compact verticillasters, the lower remote; bracts of the inflorescence with uneven margins; calyx 3-5 mm. long, the 5 segments with broad, uneven margins and a abrupt, slender tip; corolla ochroleucous or light yellow, 8-12 mm. long, the tube narrow, 2-3.5 mm. wide at the mouth, the short limb weakly bilabiate, the staminode and raised lower petal bearded; pollen sacs purple, glabrous, 0.4-0.7 mm. long, becoming opposite. |
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Fruits | Capsules 4-5 mm. long. |
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Penstemon confertus |
Penstemon personatus |
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Flowering time | May-August | |
Habitat | Coniferous forest openings and open slopes from low to middle elevations. | |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Alberta, Idaho and Montana.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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