Penstemon Albidus
''Penstemon albidus'', commonly known as white penstemon, white-flower beardtongue, or Red-Line Beardtongue is a very widespread perennial flower of the mixed-grass and shortgrass prairies. Its natural distribution is from Manitoba and Alberta in Canada to Texas and New Mexico in the United States. The bright white flowers for which they are named are quite attractive to both bees and hummingbird moths. Description ''Penstemon albidus'' is a long lived herbaceous plant that most often booms sometime from April to June. The flowering stems are 8–60 cm in height, but more typically 15–50 cm and stand upright with only a slight curve at the base. The stems are covered in extremely fine and short hairs that increase to being glandular and hairy closer to the buds and flowers. Plants can have multiple flowering stems or just one. The basal leaves are attached with short stems to the base of the plant and vary in shape from lanceolate to obovate. They are usually 20–9 ...
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Penstemon Albidus (4015284069)
''Penstemon albidus'', commonly known as white penstemon, white-flower beardtongue, or Red-Line Beardtongue is a very widespread perennial flower of the Mixed grass prairie, mixed-grass and shortgrass prairies. Its natural distribution is from Manitoba and Alberta in Canada to Texas and New Mexico in the United States. The bright white flowers for which they are named are quite attractive to both bees and hummingbird moths. Description ''Penstemon albidus'' is a long lived herbaceous plant that most often blooms sometime from April to June. The flowering stems are 8–60 cm in height, but more typically 15–50 cm and stand upright with only a slight curve at the base. The stems are covered in extremely fine and short hairs that increase to being glandular and hairy closer to the buds and flowers. Plants can have multiple flowering stems or just one. The Leaf#Arrangement on the stem, basal leaves are attached with short stems to the base of the plant and vary in shape ...
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