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Penstemon subglaber

Penstemon eriantherus

crested-tongue penstemon, fuzzy-tongue penstemon
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.
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.
Fruits

Capsule 7-12 mm. long.

Penstemon subglaber

Penstemon eriantherus
Flowering time May-July
Habitat Dry, open places in the valleys, plains and foothills, sometimes ascending to middle elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
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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)
Sibling taxa
P. acuminatus, P. attenuatus, P. barrettiae, P. cardwellii, P. cinereus, P. confertus, P. davidsonii, P. deustus, P. ellipticus, P. eriantherus, P. euglaucus, P. fruticosus, P. gairdneri, P. glandulosus, P. hesperius, P. lyallii, P. ovatus, P. palmeri, P. pennellianus, P. procerus, P. pruinosus, P. richardsonii, P. rupicola, P. rydbergii, P. serrulatus, P. speciosus, P. subserratus, P. triphyllus, P. venustus, P. washingtonensis, P. wilcoxii
P. acuminatus, P. attenuatus, P. barrettiae, P. cardwellii, P. cinereus, P. confertus, P. davidsonii, P. deustus, P. ellipticus, P. euglaucus, P. fruticosus, P. gairdneri, P. glandulosus, P. hesperius, P. lyallii, P. ovatus, P. palmeri, P. pennellianus, P. procerus, P. pruinosus, P. richardsonii, P. rupicola, P. rydbergii, P. serrulatus, P. speciosus, P. subserratus, P. triphyllus, P. venustus, P. washingtonensis, P. wilcoxii
Subordinate taxa
P. eriantherus var. eriantherus, P. eriantherus var. whitedii
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