SLENDER BLUE PENSTEMON

Class: Penstemon procerus

Family: FIGWORT FAMILY

Sub Family: Scrophulariaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Tall Penstemon, Small Purple Beardtongue

Colour: Pale to seep blue-purple

Height: 7.5-25 cm (3-10")

Each Flower: 9 mm (3/8") long, tubular, opening into 2 lips, upper 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed, longer; calyx 5-toothed; 2 opposite bracts below each cluster

Leaves: In several opposite pairs up stem; lower ones short stalked, upper stalkless; blades pointed-oblong, up to 10 cm (4") long and 1.5 cm (5/8") broad, smooth

Stems: Many flower-stems from mat-forming plant, unbranched, slender, smooth

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Dry, open meadows and open wooded slopes from moderate elevations to above timberline

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