Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Penstemon pseudospectabilis M.E. Jones
(Desert Beardtongue)

Family: Plantaginaceae, formerly Scrophulariaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Penstemon connatifolius A. Nelson
Penstemon spectabilis Wooton & Standley, not Thurber

Penstemon pseudospectabilis blooms in the late Spring with pink flowers on many light green stems all arising from a single base. The leaves are light green, connate around the stem, and serrulate. Penstemon pseudospectabilis is found around flowing water at lower to middle elevation.
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Penstemon pseudospectabilis, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Whitewater Creek, May 14, 2005



Penstemon pseudospectabilis, closeup of capsule, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, Feb. 3, 2009



Penstemon pseudospectabilis, 2x macro of angled seeds, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, Feb. 3, 2009



Penstemon pseudospectabilis, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Mineral Creek, April 26, 2009



Penstemon pseudospectabilis, closeup of flower looking into throat, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Mineral Creek, April 26, 2009



Penstemon pseudospectabilis, leaves, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Mtns., Mineral Creek, April 26, 2009



Penstemon pseudospectabilis, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, April 19, 2010


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