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Rydberg's Beardtongue

Penstemon rydbergii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 129, February 112, March 116, April 144, May 140, June 169, July 134, August 90, September 114, October 117, November 150, December 116.
United States4,128
California1,420
Colorado478
Oregon392
Idaho317
Wyoming227
Utah224
Nevada192
New Mexico186
Texas158

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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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