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Penstemon jamesii

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Authors: Benth.  

Botanical Description

Stems 10-45cm tall. Leaves entire to regularly serrate, glabrous or puberulent. Narrowly oblanceolate to linear or lanceolate. 2-10cm long. Inflorescence many-flowered, secund. Flowers orchid or blue lavender, 2.5-3.2cm long. Southeastern Colorado to New Mexico and Texas at about 1990m. Easy in sun. Highly variable taxon. The tubby flowers are quite striking.