Penstemon serrulatus

Penstemon serrulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species: P. serrulatus
Binomial name
Penstemon serrulatus
Menzies ex Sm.

Penstemon serrulatus is a species of penstemon known by the common names Cascade penstemon, coast penstemon, or serrulate penstemon.[1] It is native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, from Oregon to Alaska.[2]

Description

Penstemon serrulatus has multiple herbaceous stems up to 70 centimetres (28 in) tall growing from a perennial woody base. The leaves are lanceolate to ovate-oblong with sharply serrated edges. The inflorescence consists of clusters of tubular blue to purple flowers.[3]

Penstemon serrulatus is one of the few penstemons to occur at low elevations along the Pacific Northwest coast and in the Puget Sound lowlands.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Penstemon serrulatus". Native Plant Information Network. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  2. "Penstemon serrulatus (serrulate penstemon)". PLANTS Database. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  3. Giblin, David. "Penstemon serrulatus". WTU Image Collection. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

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