Penstemon dasyphyllus |
Penstemon eriantherus |
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crested-tongue penstemon, fuzzy-tongue penstemon |
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Habit | Perennial from a branched, woody base, the several stems 1-4 dm. tall; inflorescence with stalked glands, the rest of the plant usually grey-puberulent. | |
Leaves | Leaves opposite, entire or with a few teeth, up to 13 cm. long and 2 cm. wide. |
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Flowers | Inflorescence of several verticillasters; calyx elongate, 7-13 mm. long, the 5 segments narrowly lanceolate, wholly herbaceous; corolla covered with stalked glands, lavender to reddish-purple or deep bluish-purple, 2-4 cm. long, inflated, 6-14 mm. wide at the mouth, the lower lip the longer; raised portion of the lower lip strongly bearded; pollen sacs glabrous, 1.1-1.8 mm. long, wholly dehiscent, becoming opposite; staminode exerted, the tip slightly expanded, long-bearded most of its length; ovary glandular-puberulent near the tip. |
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Fruits | Capsule 7-12 mm. long. |
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Penstemon dasyphyllus |
Penstemon eriantherus |
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Flowering time | May-July | |
Habitat | Dry, open places in the valleys, plains and foothills, sometimes ascending to middle elevations in the mountains. | |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest chiefly in central and northeastern Washington; southeastern British Columbia to Oregon, east to the northern Great Plains.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Threatened in Washington (WANHP) | |
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