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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Bridge Penstemon-Penstemon rostriflorus

This bright red penstemon often growing in clusters is Bridge penstemon (Penstemon rostriflorus), also called beaked penstemon because of the much longer upper petal. It grows in the Southwest at middle elevations.


For more info about Bridge penstemon, including how it got its name, click here.

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