Status: Native
Synonyms:
Penstemon puniceus Gray
Penstemon superbus is tall, glaucous and many-stemmed from the base. The leaves are connate around the stem and with age the stem and leaves turn a light purple. The basal leaves are larger than the cauline ones and are oblanceolate and petiolate. Penstemon superbus grows in sandy soil at the roadside or just above creekbeds. The flowers are red with nearly orbicular lobes.
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Penstemon superbus, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, May 16, 2007
Penstemon superbus, foliage, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Wild Horse Canyon, May 16, 2007
Penstemon superbus, larger plant, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, May 21, 2007
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