Penstemon_humilis

<i>Penstemon humilis</i>

Penstemon humilis

Species of flowering plant

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]

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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]
    Penstemon humilis. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.
  2. [2]
    Penstemon humilis. NatureServe.
  3. [3]
    "Penstemon humilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. [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.


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