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Interested in the identification of penstemons? Please select a species then click on submit:
| Attribute | The current selection is Penstemon_centranthifolius |
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| Classification | Penstemon Penstemon Peltanthera Centranthifolii |
| General | Scarlet Bugler Penstemon x parishii, a natural hybrid between P. centranthifolius and P. spectabilis is found where the two species are sympatric (same area). Blooms: April to July. |
| Anther | 0.8-1.2 mm, spreading flat. |
| Staminode | Glabrous. |
| Leaves | Thick; middle cauline generally largest, 4-10 cm (1 ½-4”) long & ¼ as wide, lanceolate to ovate, cordate-clasping, entire, glaucous, upper ones 7 cm (2 ¾”) long & 1/3 as wide, basal leaves reduced. |
| Stems | Perennial 3-12 dm (12-48”) tall, glabrous (hairless) and glaucous (bluish). |
| Inflorescense | Cyme 2-4 cm long. |
| Corolla | 2-3 cm (3/4-1”) long, bright red, glabrous, including the floor, expanding gradually, very narrow; cylindric, lobes projecting, not spreading, very small (less than 1/8 as long as corolla), buds often yellow. |
| Flower Color | scarlet |
| Calyx | 3.5-7.5 mm, (to ¼”) long, lobes ovate to round, lobes sometimes papery. |
| Habitat | Dry, open or wooded places, generally in chapa,rral or oak woodland, <1800 m. (5900’) elev. |
| Range | Northern Coast Range, n Sierra Nevada foothills, Great Valley Basin, CA |
