Penstemon grinnellii var. grinnellii

Grinnell's beardtongue

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Grinnell's beardtongue is a California native perennial found in southern Sierra Nevada, western San Joaquin Valley, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and desert mountains including Victorville in chaparral, foothill woodland, and montane forest at elevations of 300 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces white to pink or lavender-tinged flowers 22 to 30 millimeters long. Growing with erect stems 10 to 60 centimeters tall, featuring young branches in light green. Its leaves are arranged along the stem, supporting the delicate flowering stalks with a distinctive architectural structure. The plant has a compact form typical of high desert and mountain chaparral environments, with flowers that offer a subtle, soft color palette of whites and pale pinks.

Habitat: Chaparral, foothill and pinyon/juniper woodland, montane forest

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 300-2700 m

Bioregions: s SN, w SnJV, TR, PR, DMoj (Victorville).

California counties: San Bernardino, Kern, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura, Riverside, Inyo, Fresno

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.