Penstemon humilis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon humilis A. Gray

Low beardtongue

2006 Steve Matson

2019 Susan McDougall

2006 Steve Matson

Penstemon humilis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~85 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. humilis
Genus:	Penstemon
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Penstemon humilis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PEHU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).