Penstemon_comarrhenus

<i>Penstemon comarrhenus</i>

Penstemon comarrhenus

Species of flowering plant

Penstemon comarrhenus (dusty beardtongue[1] or dusty penstemon) is a perennial plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]: 164 

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Description

Growth pattern

It is a perennial growing from 1 to 4 feet (0.30 to 1.22 m) tall.[2]: 164 

Leaves and stems

It has smooth stems with opposite 3⁄4 to 5 inches (1.9 to 12.7 cm) long leaves, inversely lanceolate at the base, linear and smaller going up the stem.[2]: 164 

Inflorescence and fruit

It produces pale blue flowers from May to July.[2]: 164  Fruits are small capsules.[2]: 164 

Distribution and habitat

It can be found in pinyon juniper woodland, mountain brush, ponderosa pine forest, and Douglas fir and aspen forest communities.[2]: 164 

Ecology

Bees are the primary pollinator.[2]: 164 

References

  1. [1]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Penstemon comarrhenus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. [2]
    Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7


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