What family does Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray belong to?

Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray (Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray) belongs to the family Plantaginaceae, order Lamiales, in the kingdom Plantae. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray is a plant in the Plantaginaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Plantae

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.

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Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Order

Lamiales

Class

Magnoliopsida

⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray

Taxon Identity

Penstemon heterodoxus A.Gray is a perennial herb.

Growth Form

It produces stems that grow upright, reaching a maximum height of 65 centimeters, or it can grow as a low, spreading mat.

Leaf Characteristics

Its leaves range from lance-shaped to oblong, and the upper pairs of leaves sometimes clasp the stem.

Inflorescence Structure

The inflorescence is glandular, and is composed of 1 to 6 separate clusters of dark purple-blue tubular flowers.

Flower Size

Each flower is just over one centimeter long.

Flower Hair Characteristics

The outer surface of the flower typically has glandular hairs, while the inside of the flower has hairs along the floor of the flower mouth and on the staminode.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by