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Royal Beardtongue

Penstemon speciosus

4,342 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 223, February 193, March 201, April 249, May 242, June 329, July 377, August 155, September 197, October 201, November 258, December 199.
United States5,672
California2,447
Nevada929
Oregon812
Washington309
Idaho243
Utah20
Wyoming6
South Dakota3
Arizona2

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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

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