''Penstemon humilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the

plantain family Plantaginaceae, the plantain family, is a large, diverse family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as snapdragon and foxglove. It is unrelated to the banana-like fruit also called "plantain." In older cl ...

known by the common names low beardtongue''Penstemon humilis''.
USDA NRCS Plant Guide. and lowly beardtongue.''Penstemon humilis''.
NatureServe. It is native to the western United States. This species is a woody

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 ...

or subshrub growing up to tall. The basal leaves form a mat about the base of the plant. The flowers are narrowly tubular. This species of '' Penstemon'' is found in sagebrush, in pinyon-juniper woodland habitat, and in mountain forests and

tundra In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless moun ...

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humilis Flora of the Western United States {{Plantaginaceae-stub