Penstemon metcalfei

Penstemon metcalfei

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species: P. metcalfei
Binomial name
Penstemon metcalfei
Woot. & Standl.

Penstemon metcalfei is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name Metcalfe's beardtongue. It is endemic to New Mexico in the United States, where it occurs in the Black Range.[1]

It grows on steep canyon slopes and cliffs in remote coniferous forest habitat.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Penstemon metcalfei. The Nature Conservancy.
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