Penstemon humilis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names low beardtongue[1] and lowly beardtongue.[2] It is native to the western United States.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. humilis
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This species is a woody perennial herb or subshrub growing up to 35 centimetres (14 in) tall. The basal leaves form a mat about the base of the plant.[1] The flowers are narrowly tubular.[4]
This species of Penstemon is found in sagebrush, in pinyon-juniper woodland habitat, and in mountain forests and tundra.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Penstemon humilis. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.
- ^ Penstemon humilis. NatureServe.
- ^ "Penstemon humilis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 50. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
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