Smooth Penstemon

(Penstemon subglaber)

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Description

This tall penstemon (usually about 0.5 m tall) is common throughout most elevational settings in the sagebrush steppe of this area. It is difficult to distinguish from Penstemon cyaneus, but the anther sacs are less than 2 mm long and little if at all curved or "S" shaped.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Plantaginaceae
Genus:Penstemon
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