''Penstemon scapoides'' is an uncommon species of
penstemon known by the common name pinyon beardtongue. It is
endemic to
Inyo County, California, where it grows in the scrub, woodlands, and forests of the mountain ranges above the desert. It is a clumpy
perennial 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 ...
forming a dense mat of oval to rounded leaves and erect flowering stems which may exceed half a meter in height. The leaves are pale green and coated densely in hairs. The
inflorescence bears tubular flowers each up to 3.4 centimeters in length. The flowers are pale lavender to blue-purple and have yellowish hairs inside their mouths.
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
scapoides
Endemic flora of California
Natural history of Inyo County, California
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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