Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

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

Penstemon thurberi Torrey
(Thurber's Beardtongue)

Family: Plantaginaceae, formerly Scrophulariaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Leiostemon thurberi Greene
Penstemon ambiguus Torrey var. thurberi (Torrey) Gray

Penstemon thurberi is weedy or brushy in appearance with weak stems that are decumbent. The leaves are filiform. The corolla lobes are only slightly irregular and are pink. Penstemon thurberi is found at lower elevations on the roadside.
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Penstemon thurberi, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Rt. 90 near WD Ranch Road, Aug. 1, 2007


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