Penstemon cinicola
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Penstemon cinicola is a species of penstemon
known by the common name ash penstemon. It is native to northeastern California
and southern Oregon
, where it grows in forests and plateau habitat. It is a perennial herb with upright branches 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are 3 to 6 centimeters long, linear in shape, folded lengthwise, and curved backwards. The inflorescence
produces tubular flowers with wide lipped mouths. The flower is blue-purple in color, just under a centimeter long, and hairless except for hairs on the floor of the mouth and on the staminode
.
Penstemon
Penstemon , Beard-tongue, is a large genus of North American and East Asian plants traditionally placed in the Scrophulariaceae family. Due to new genetic research, it has now been placed in the vastly expanded family Plantaginaceae...
known by the common name ash penstemon. It is native to northeastern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and southern Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, where it grows in forests and plateau habitat. It is a perennial herb with upright branches 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are 3 to 6 centimeters long, linear in shape, folded lengthwise, and curved backwards. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
produces tubular flowers with wide lipped mouths. The flower is blue-purple in color, just under a centimeter long, and hairless except for hairs on the floor of the mouth and on the staminode
Staminode
In botany, a staminode is an often rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen. This means that it does not produce pollen. Staminodes are frequently inconspicuous and stamen-like, usually occurring at the inner whorl of the flower, but are also sometimes long enough to protrude from the...
.