Penstemon deustus var. suffrutescens

Hot rock beardtongue

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Hot rock beardtongue is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, southern Cascade Ranges, and northern Sierra Nevada at elevations of 600 to 2,200 meters in open forest habitats. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces flowers with a corolla 9 to 11 millimeters long, featuring a distinctive bearded staminode. Growing with a shrubby form, it develops sturdy stems that support its distinctive foliage. Its leaves are broadly shaped, ranging from 7 to 28 millimeters wide, with an ovate to nearly round configuration. The plant's calyx is 3.5 to 6.5 millimeters long, with narrow lanceolate lobes that are sharply acute or long-tapered.

Habitat: Open forest

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 600-2200 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoRH, s CaRH, n SNH

California counties: Siskiyou, Plumas, Alpine, Trinity, Butte, Sierra, Tehama, Shasta, Nevada, Humboldt, Del Norte, Glenn

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