Species Identification

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Attribute	The current selection is Penstemon_rostriflorus
Classification	Penstemon Saccanthera Bridgesiani
General	Bridge’s Beardtongue. Blooms: mid-July to October.
Anther	long, smooth, yellow, horseshoe-shaped, opening across the top, exserted.
Staminode	beardless, exserted
Leaves	basal leaves are 70 mm x 10 mm (2 3/4” x 3/8”) long, entire, narrow, grey-green; upper leaves to 50 mm (2”) smooth, not crowded.
Stems	3-10 dm (12-36”), many stems, slightly pubescent (fuzzy) on cauline stems.
Inflorescense	woody base with many cauline stems, leafy w/height dependent on water supply; cyme 2-3 cm long, 2-4 flowered.
Corolla	large, 30-40 mm long (<1”), scarlet, tubular with slender, spreading lobes, the lower one reflexed, outer corolla slightly pubescent, buds yellowish.
Flower Color
Calyx	linear segments.
Habitat	rocky, mountainous, sunny
Range	nAZ, sCO, sCA, wNM, sNV, sUT