Penstemon fruticosus

Penstemon fruticosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species: P. fruticosus
Binomial name
Penstemon fruticosus
(Pursh) Greene

Penstemon fruticosus is a species of penstemon known by the common names bush penstemon or shrubby penstemon.[1] It is native to the Pacific Northwest of North America from Oregon to British Columbia, and east to the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming, Montana, and Alberta.[2]

Description

Penstemon fruticosus is a spreading, semi-evergreen shrub up to 40 centimetres (16 in) tall. The flowers are tubular and pink, lavender, or purple.[1][3]

Penstemon fruticosus is included in Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera, along with P. barrettiae, P. cardwellii, P. davidsonii, P. ellipticus, P. lyallii, P. montanus, P. newberryi, and P. rupicola.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Giblin, David. "Penstemon fruticosus". WTU Image Collection. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  2. "Penstemon fruticosus (bush penstemon)". PLANTS Database. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  3. "Penstemon fruticosus". Native Plant Information Network. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. "Penstemon - Dasanthera Group". North American Rock Garden Society. Retrieved June 21, 2014.

External links

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