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Davidson's beardtongue, Davidson's penstemon, Menzies' penstemon

Leaf

blades spatulate to elliptic, margins ± serrulate, apex rounded to obtuse or acute.

Flowers

corolla violet, 20–35 mm, moderately white-villous internally abaxially.

2n

= 16.

Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii

Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Rock outcrops, ledges, talus slopes.
Elevation 30–2000 m. (100–6600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
OR; WA; BC
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

The ranges of var. davidsonii and var. menziesii overlap throughout much of British Columbia and Washington.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 17, p. 87.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Penstemon > subg. Dasanthera > sect. Erianthera > Penstemon davidsonii
Sibling taxa
P. davidsonii var. davidsonii, P. davidsonii var. praeteritus
Synonyms P. davidsonii subsp. menziesii, P. menziesii subsp. thompsonii
Name authority (D. D. Keck) Cronquist: in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 379. (1959)
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