Beard-Lip Penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
Observed in open, mature ponderosa forest in the Upper East Verde watershead just below the Mogollon Rim, Gila Co., Arizona, USA. August 2010.
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FLOWERS: Long-tubular, lipstick-red flowers with two distinct lips. A 
series of
long hairs on the shorter, lower lip is the namesake. This feature is best seen
in newly opened flowers. Red flowers like these are heavily visited by
Broad-tailed Hummingbirds.
LEAVES: The leaves are narrow with the margin shallowly round-toothed.
The foliage is glabrous - smooth and free of pubescence.
PERENNIAL: Above ground portion is herbaceous and regrows for several
years from a root stock. Plant height is typically 50 to 100 cm -
the stems are slender and flexible.
RANGE: This is a common wildflower in open pinelands and pinyon-juniper
coming into flower mostly after summer rains.
FRUIT: Dry, capsules with many seeds.
UNARMED. Thornless.
Scrophulariaceae -- Snapdragon Family (traditionally)
Plantaginaceae -- Plantain Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environemtnal Information Network
- Firefly Forest
- Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search