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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Penstemon crandallii
General Desc:
Woody-based plant, branches covered with short hairs to almost smooth. Stems 2 to 14 inches long, erect, spreading or almost lying flat on ground. Leaf blades long and thin to inverted lance-shaped, 1/4 to 1 inch long. Petals blue-purple to light purple.
Identification notes: Plants tufted, covered with short hairs or smooth; leaves narrow, taper to a tip; leaves and stems green or gray with hairs, margins smooth. Flowers purplish, throats ridged with few hairs; flowers very hairy on outside surfaces; sterile stamens bearded.
Height:
To 14 inches
Habitat Description: Dry hillsides and flats.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4000 - 9000 feet
Color:
Blue-purple to light purple
Shape:
Irregular not in clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jun - Aug
Description:
Flowers arranged on one side of elongated stalk, not crowded. Sepals 1/4 inch long. Petals 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, covered in short, soft hairs that are gland-like on the outside and lightly bearded on the inside. Deep purple nectar guides.
Leaf Color:
Green to grayish
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems 2 to 14 inches long, erect, spreading or almost lying flat on ground. Leaf blades narrow, inverted lance-shaped, 1/16 inch wide and 1/4 to 1 inch long, often crowded toward the base of the stem, farther apart above.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule has partitions that divide open.
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