Palmer's Penstemon Family:
Plantain (Plantaginaceae) Can grow to 5ft tall with fleshy, triangular, blue-green leaves that unite at the stem. The showy pink to lavender flowers are 2" long with purple stripes in the throat. They grow in a long cluster above the leaves. |
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A much taller and showier plant than other Beardtongues. The leaves also differentiate.
Photo taken on:
June 12, 2009 Flora of North America reference. |