Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
		
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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