Hairy Beardtongue

Hairy Beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus

Snapdragon or Figwort Family - Scrophulariaceae

Leaves opposite, relatively long and narrow with fine teeth. (Photographed - late June)

A hairy stemmed plant (1-3' tall) with a few stalked groups of purplish to violet, tubular flowers with white lips, the lower of which projects and bears a hairy sterile stamen.

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