Penstemon humilis

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Penstemon humilis
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Secure  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. humilis
Binomial name
Penstemon humilis

Penstemon humilis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names low beardtongue [1] and lowly beardtongue. [2] It is native to the western United States. [3]

This species is a woody perennial herb or subshrub growing up to 35 centimetres (14 in) tall. The basal leaves form a mat about the base of the plant. [1] The flowers are narrowly tubular. [4]

This species of Penstemon is found in sagebrush, in pinyon-juniper woodland habitat, and in mountain forests and tundra. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Penstemon humilis. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.
  2. Penstemon humilis. NatureServe.
  3. "Penstemon humilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 50. ISBN   0-87842-280-3. OCLC   25708726.