Here's another penstemon, this one clearly different from yesterday's in the way the flowers line up and down the petiole. This smoothleaf beardtongue (Penstemon leiophyllus variety francisci-pennelli). This variety is found only in Nevada and above 8,000 feet. The species is only found in Utah and Nevada. The stem is glabrous (smooth) and the corolla slightly hairy.
There isn't much info out there about smoothleaf beardtongue, but you can see the USDA Plants profile if you click here.
2 comments:
Nice lavender color growing in that arid climate and rocky soil.
It sure is a beautiful color!
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