Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Penstemon virgatus Gray
(Wandbloom Penstemon, Blue Beardtongue)
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
By subsp., see Allred
Penstemon virgatus is a beautiful upper elevation plant with a light purple corolla. The corolla throat has
deep purple guidelines on the inside. The guidelines disappear in dried herbarium specimens. Penstemon virgatus is found in moist meadows.
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Penstemon virgatus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, July 2, 2007

Penstemon virgatus, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Oct. 5, 2008
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