Penstemon bicolor

Penstemon bicolor
Inflorescence of peach colored flowers with a wide tube and two lobes facing upwards and three downwards from each bloom
Red Rock Canyon near Blue Diamond, Nevada

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. bicolor
Binomial name
Penstemon bicolor
Synonyms[2]
  • Penstemon bicolor subsp. typicus Clokey & D.D.Keck (1939)
  • Penstemon palmeri var. bicolor Brandegee (1916)
  • Penstemon pseudospectabilis subsp. bicolor (Brandegee) D.D.Keck (1937)

Penstemon bicolor is a species of penstemon known by the common name pinto penstemon. It is native to the desert mountains and valleys of southern Nevada, eastern California, and western Arizona, where it grows in scrub, woodland, and other local habitat. It is a perennial herb which may exceed one meter in maximum height.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NatureServe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Penstemon bicolor (Brandegee) Clokey & D.D.Keck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 October 2024.