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desert penstemon

Penstemon pseudospectabilis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 87, February 80, March 105, April 248, May 196, June 62, July 77, August 105, September 69, October 66, November 68, December 76.
United States1,296
Arizona1,077
New Mexico108
California75
Texas35
Nevada10
Colorado4
Utah1

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyPlantain Family · Plantaginaceae
Genusbeardtongues · Penstemon

Sources

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Practise desert penstemon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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