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Long-sepal Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Long-sepal Beardtongue

Penstemon calycosus Small

Penstemon calycosus Small is a long-lived herbaceous perennial penstemon native to eastern North America with large showy pale lavender to violet flowers.

scarlet bugler
Plantaginaceae

scarlet bugler

Penstemon centranthifolius (Benth.) Benth.

Penstemon centranthifolius is a red-flowered herbaceous beardtongue native to California and Baja California, growing in various dry habitats.

Cleveland's Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Cleveland's Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii A.Gray

Penstemon clevelandii is an herbaceous flowering plant native to southern California and Baja California, growing on rocky or sandy slopes.

cobaea beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

cobaea beardtongue

Penstemon cobaea Nutt.

Penstemon cobaea Nutt. is a large-flowered North American beardtongue species adapted to dry plains habitats, grown in cultivation.

Yellow Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Yellow Beardtongue

Penstemon confertus Douglas

Penstemon confertus Douglas is a yellow-flowered tufted perennial found in open habitats in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Davidson's Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Davidson's Penstemon

Penstemon davidsonii Greene

Penstemon davidsonii is a low mat-forming evergreen subshrub native to western North America's sunny rocky mountain habitats, bearing large blue-lavender to purple showy flowers.

Hot Rock Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Hot Rock Penstemon

Penstemon deustus Douglas

Penstemon deustus Douglas is a western North American subshrub used in native landscaping and pollinator gardens.

foxglove beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

foxglove beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis Nutt.

Penstemon digitalis Nutt. is a North American bearded tongue plant popular in cultivation, with notable cultivars like 'Husker Red'.

firecracker penstemon
Plantaginaceae

firecracker penstemon

Penstemon eatonii A.Gray

Penstemon eatonii, or firecracker penstemon, is a short-lived perennial wildflower native to the southwestern United States, adapted to hummingbird pollination.

Eggleaf Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Eggleaf Beardtongue

Penstemon ellipticus Coult. & Fisher

Penstemon ellipticus, or rocky ledge penstemon, is a low-growing purple-flowered plant native to rocky areas of northwestern North America.

Crested-tongue Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Crested-tongue Beardtongue

Penstemon eriantherus Pursh

Penstemon eriantherus is a perennial flowering herb native to western North America, with five recognized varieties, that grows in dry open habitats.

Panamint Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Panamint Beardtongue

Penstemon floridus Brandegee

Penstemon floridus is a herbaceous flowering beardtongue native to deserts of Nevada and southern California.

Bush Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Bush Penstemon

Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene

Penstemon fruticosus is a small semi-evergreen subshrub native to northwestern North America, with funnel-shaped pale purple or lavender flowers.

Gairdner's Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Gairdner's Beardtongue

Penstemon gairdneri Hook.

Penstemon gairdneri Hook. is a deciduous subshrub native to dry open habitats east of the Cascades in the Pacific Northwest.

Gentian Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Gentian Beardtongue

Penstemon gentianoides (Kunth) Poir.

Penstemon gentianoides is a shrubby perennial herb native to Mexico and Central America, used in Mexican traditional medicine.

Sawsepal Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Sawsepal Beardtongue

Penstemon glaber Pursh

Penstemon glaber, or sawsepal penstemon, is a herbaceous flowering penstemon native to the Rocky Mountains, popular in cultivation.

Slender Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Slender Beardtongue

Penstemon gracilentus A.Gray

Penstemon gracilentus, or slender penstemon, is a long-lived perennial herb native to parts of three western U.S. states.

Lilac Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Lilac Penstemon

Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

Penstemon gracilis Nutt. (slender penstemon) is a perennial flowering plant native to central North America, grown for xeriscape gardening.

Grinnell's Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Grinnell's Beardtongue

Penstemon grinnellii Eastw.

Grinnell's beardtongue (Penstemon grinnellii Eastw.) is a endemic California perennial penstemon with purple-tinged white to violet tubular flowers.

Hall's Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Hall's Beardtongue

Penstemon hallii A.Gray

Penstemon hallii, or Hall's penstemon, is a small alpine penstemon endemic to Colorado, grown by alpine gardening enthusiasts.

Sierra Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Sierra Penstemon

Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray

Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray is a perennial herb with clustered dark purple-blue tubular flowers, growing upright or as a low spreading mat.

Bunchleaf Penstemon
Plantaginaceae

Bunchleaf Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus Lindl.

Penstemon heterophyllus is a perennial herb cultivated as an ornamental for low-water gardens, with colorful tubular flowers.

hairy beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

hairy beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.

Penstemon hirsutus, or hairy beard-tongue, is a perennial flowering plant native to Canada and eastern US, growing in dry open habitats.

Low Beardtongue
Plantaginaceae

Low Beardtongue

Penstemon humilis Nutt. ex A.Gray

Penstemon humilis, low beardtongue, is a flowering subshrub or perennial herb native to the western United States.

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