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Penstemon cyanocaulis
Bluestem penstemon is a cool-season, short-lived perennial forb, 8” to 1.5’ (2 to 4.5 decimeters) tall, with showy blue flowers. One to several stems arise from a short-branched woody caudex (woody base of an otherwise herbaceous perennial). Stems are glabrous and ascending to erect. Leaves are opposite, mostly basal, and commonly wavy-margined
desert shrub and pinyon-juniper communities; mostly in sandy soil. Native to the Western US
Common Alternate Names: Payson penstemon, dusty penstemon, bluestem penstemon, bluestem beardtongue, dusty beardtongue. Spotted on the primitive trail Devils Garden in Arches National PArk
Spotted on May 2, 2015
Submitted on May 3, 2015
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Lovely color.
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