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RICHARDSON’S PENSTEMON

Class: Penstemon richardsonii
Family: FIGWORT FAMILY
Sub Family: Scrophulariaceae
Year: Perennial
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Colour: Pink to bright lavender
Height: 20-80 cm (8-32")
Each Flower: Broadly-tubular, hairy on outside 2 cm (3/4") to over 2.5 cm (1") long with 2 lips; upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed; true stamens and 1 hairy sterile stamen, the "beard-tongue"; calyx short and 5-pointed
Leaves: Opposite up stem usually stalkless, from 3-5 cm (1 1/4-2") long, pointed, and deeply cleft or serrated
Stems: Slender, woody, brittle; may be reddish towards base
Blooming Period: May - August
Habitat: Dry areas, in rock cracks and cliff crevices at lower elevations
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