Penstemon humilis

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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. โ†‘ Penstemon humilis. NatureServe.
  3. โ†‘ "Penstemon humilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. โ†‘ 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.


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