Whipple's penstemon
Whipple's penstemons, Penstemon whippleanus, were growing beside a creek at 10,000 feet in the Ruby Mountains. They are usually found in moist areas high in the mountains of CO, AZ, NM, AZ, WY, ID, MT. They are purple in the Ruby, San Juan and Abajo Mountains, but on Grand Mesa in Colorado they are frequently white or cream with light purple highlights.
Other common names are Whipple's beardtongue or dusky beardtongue. This plant grows 1 - 2 feet tall, with flowers clustered at the top--for a view of a flower stalk:
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All 243 species of Penstemon are native and endemic to North America.
Whipple's penstemon
Whipple's penstemons, Penstemon whippleanus, were growing beside a creek at 10,000 feet in the Ruby Mountains. They are usually found in moist areas high in the mountains of CO, AZ, NM, AZ, WY, ID, MT. They are purple in the Ruby, San Juan and Abajo Mountains, but on Grand Mesa in Colorado they are frequently white or cream with light purple highlights.
Other common names are Whipple's beardtongue or dusky beardtongue. This plant grows 1 - 2 feet tall, with flowers clustered at the top--for a view of a flower stalk:
www.flickr.com/photos/jeff_mitton/49687411082/
All 243 species of Penstemon are native and endemic to North America.