Penstemon ophianthus

Penstemon ophianthus
A short flowering plant with green leaves and purple flowersgrowing on a bare reddish soil
Flowering in Wayne County, Utah

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. ophianthus
Binomial name
Penstemon ophianthus
Pennell, 1920
Synonyms[2]
  • Penstemon jamesii subsp. ophianthus (Pennell) D.D.Keck (1938)
  • Penstemon pilosigulatus A.Nelson (1926)

Penstemon ophianthus, the coiled anther penstemon, is a species of small perennial plant in the plantain family. It has very noticeable dark violet lines on its flowers over a lighter blue-lavender color. The species grows in the plateaus and canyon lands of western Colorado and New Mexico, northern Arizona, and southern Utah.

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