Arizona Penstemon Flower Arizona Penstemon Leaves Arizona Penstemon Plant

Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Arizona Penstemon.
Penstemon pseudospectabilis.
Plantain (Plantaginaceae) family.

The flowers are clustered on tall, upright, leafy stems. The individual flowers are 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, tubular, and have 5 rounded lobes. The top side of the tubular corolla is flat, while the bottom side has a downward bulge. The leaves are opposite, green, leathery, triangular in shape, and have sharply toothed margins. The upper leaves are joined together at the base around the stems, forming boat-like leaf pairs.

Santa Catalina Mountains.
Location: Molino Basin Campground
5/21/15

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