Penstemon laetus var. laetus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon laetus A. Gray var. laetus

Mountain blue penstemon

2022 Mike Russler

2003 Christopher L. Christie

Penstemon laetus var. laetus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


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Parent:	Penstemon laetus
Genus:	Penstemon
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Penstemon laetus ssp. laetus
PLANTS	Penstemon laetus ssp. laetus

Information about Penstemon laetus var. laetus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PELAL6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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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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).