Biology:Penstemon azureus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Penstemon azureus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. azureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon azureus Benth.
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Penstemon azureus is a flowering plant species known by the common name azure penstemon.[1]
It is native to the mountains of Oregon and northern California . It grows in coniferous forests and woodlands in the Klamath Mountains, North California Coast Ranges, Southern Cascade Range, and Northern Sierra Nevada.
Description
Penstemon azureus is a perennial herb, woody toward the base, with many thin branches reaching up to about 70 centimeters in maximum height. The oppositely arranged leaves are linear or lance-shaped, the ones higher on the plant clasping the stem.
The inflorescence produces several hairless tubular flowers in shades of blue to lavender measuring up to 3.5 centimeters long.
References
- ↑ Wiese, Karen (2013-02-05) (in en). SIERRA NEVADA WILDFLOWERS: A FIELD 2ED. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-0265-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=GU3BAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA46&dq.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10956267 entry
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