Penstemon metcalfei
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Penstemon metcalfei is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family
known by the common name Metcalfe's beardtongue. It is endemic to New Mexico
in the United States, where it occurs in the Black Range
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It grows on steep canyon slopes and cliffs in remote coniferous forest habitat.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
known by the common name Metcalfe's beardtongue. It is endemic to New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
in the United States, where it occurs in the Black Range
Black Range
The Black Range is an igneous mountain range running north-south in Sierra and Grant counties in west-central New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Its central ridge forms the western and eastern borders, respectively, of the two counties through much of their contact...
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It grows on steep canyon slopes and cliffs in remote coniferous forest habitat.