''Penstemon barnebyi'' is a species of penstemon known by the common names White River Valley beardtongue and Barneby's beardtongue. It is native to the mountain and basin territory of central western

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, where it grows in sagebrush and woodland; there is also one occurrence just over the

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perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

with erect branches reaching in maximum height. The oppositely arranged leaves are lance-shaped and up to long. There are usually several located around the base of the plant. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

produces tubular flowers just over long. They are light purple with a purple-striped white throat lined with yellowish hairs. The protruding

staminode In botany, a staminode is an often rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen, which means that it does not produce pollen.Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; ''A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent''; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co. ...

is covered in bright orange hairs.

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* * barbatus Flora of California Flora of Nevada Plants described in 1979 Flora of the United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Plantaginaceae-stub