Penstemon richardsonii
Plantaginaceae
Richardson's Penstemon
Large plant with many upright hairless stems, sticky inflorescence. Leaves opposite, hairless, lance-shaped, deeply saw-toothed, sometimes lobed to narrow 1–3 in. segments. Inflorescence consists of many spreading stalks holding bright pink, pinkish red, or bluish flowers. Flower tube long, with spreading lobes; throat lined with white beelines; staminode extending outward, usually coated with yellow hairs. Grows in cliff crevices, talus and other dry places, at lower elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 12–34 inches
- Habitat: Dry Rocky Sites, Shrub-Steppe
- Found In: East Gorge, N Cascades NP, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
