Penstemon pennellianus
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Penstemon pennellianus, often called the Blue Mountain beardtongue or Blue Mountain penstemon, is a species of beardtongue native to Washington and Oregon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PEPE11|title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin|website=www.wildflower.org|access-date=2019-11-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PEPE11|title=Plants Profile for Penstemon pennellianus (Blue Mountain beardtongue)|website=plants.usda.gov|access-date=2019-11-07}}
Description
The Blue Mountain penstemon is a medium-sized perennial flower that grows 8 to 24 inches tall.{{Cite web|url=http://williamcusick.npsoregon.org/DocumentFiles/booklet_penstemon2.pdf|title=Native Penstemons in Our Gardens -- A Guide for Union and Wallowa Counties|last=Geer|first=Susan|date=February 2009|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} It usually grows with clumps of basal leaves that are narrow, oblong and 3 to 10 inches long. Stem leaves clasping with the largest ones midstem and are oval-shaped with pointed tips. Flowers are a well-spaced cluster that grows tighter towards the top. The flowers are blue or purple and are 1 to {{frac|1|1|2}} inches long, with a short-haired staminode at the throat, and sparse hairy anthers inside.
Range
This species is endemic to the Blue Mountains in southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. It reportedly grows in the following counties; Columbia (WA), Garfield (WA), Asotin (WA), Umatilla (OR), Union (OR), Wallowa (OR) and Grant (OR).{{Cite web|url=https://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/penstemon-pennellianus|title=Penstemon pennellianus {{!}} Blue Mountain penstemon {{!}} Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest|website=www.pnwflowers.com|access-date=2019-11-07}} It is possible it also grows in Whitman County, Washington.{{Cite web|url=http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Penstemon%20pennellianus|title=Burke Herbarium Image Collection|website=biology.burke.washington.edu|access-date=2019-11-07}}
Habitat
Subalpine areas, usually on rocky soil on the east side of hills or mountains. Open forests, ridge tops and gravelly slopes.{{Cite web|url=http://science.halleyhosting.com/nature/basin/5petal/figwort/penstemon/pennell.htm|title=Blue Mountain Beardtongue, Blue Mountain Penstemon, Pennell's Penstemon: Penstemon pennellianus|website=science.halleyhosting.com|access-date=2019-11-07}}
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Category:Flora of Washington (state)
Category:Plants described in 1940
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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