Biology:Penstemon humilis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Penstemon humilis | |
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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. humilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon humilis Nutt. ex A.Gray
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Penstemon humilis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names low beardtongue[1] and lowly beardtongue.[2] It is native to the western United States.[3]
This species is a woody perennial herb or subshrub growing up to 35 centimetres (14 in) tall. The basal leaves form a mat about the base of the plant.[1] The flowers are narrowly tubular.[4]
This species of Penstemon is found in sagebrush, in pinyon-juniper woodland habitat, and in mountain forests and tundra.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Penstemon humilis. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.
- ↑ Penstemon humilis. NatureServe.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Penstemon humilis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 25 January 2018 }}
- ↑ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) (in en). Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. pp. 50. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25708726.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q16987737 entry
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