SCROPHULARIACEAE

Penstemon triflorus

Common Names: Heller's beardtongue

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habit - perennial herb 30-65cm tall

corolla pink with darker pink lines (nectar guides)
flower parts puberulent (minutely pubescent) leaf arrangement opposite, leaf margin serrate, and upper leaves sessile/clasping
inflorescences in spike-like panicles of three flowers each basal leaves are petioled