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Penstemon fremontii

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Authors: Torr.  

Botanical Description

Stems 8-25cm tall. Leaves densely cinereous-puberulent, entire 3-7.5cm long oblanceolate. Flowers 1.8-2.2cm long, blue-purple to violet. Sagebrush and pinyon-juniper communities at 1500-2200m in Wyoming and Colorado. Exceptional among Glabri for its coat of fine hair that make it glisten in backlighting.