Species
Penstemon purpusii (Snow mountain beardtongue)
Penstemon purpusii. Photo: (c) 2001 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Penstemon purpusii is an uncommon species of penstemon known by the common name Snow Mountain beardtongue. It is endemic to northern California, where it is known only from the Klamath Mountains and northern peaks of the North Coast Ranges. It grows in rocky open and forested mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing to a maximum height of 20 centimeters from a woody base. The leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long, widely lance-shaped and…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Lamiales (Mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
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Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
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Tribe: Cheloneae (Penstemon and allies)
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Genus: Penstemon (Beardtongues)
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Subgenus: Penstemon
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Section: Saccanthera
- Species: Penstemon purpusii (Snow mountain beardtongue)
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Section: Saccanthera
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Subgenus: Penstemon
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Genus: Penstemon (Beardtongues)
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Tribe: Cheloneae (Penstemon and allies)
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Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
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Order: Lamiales (Mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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