Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
Firecracker Penstemon.
Penstemon eatonii.
Plantain (Plantaginaceae) family.
The hairless, 1 inch (2.5 cm) long flowers are narrowly tubular and have 5 barely spreading, rounded lobes and stamens that project beyond the corolla. The showy flowers are clustered along tall flower stalks. The leaves are green, leathery, opposite, and ovate at the plant base to lanceolate higher up on the plant.
Santa Catalina Mountains
Molino Basin
Location: At far end of campground road.
4/16/16
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