Penstemon deaveri, also known as Mount Graham penstemon and Deaver's Penstemon, is a penstemon species from the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. It has violet to lavender flowers and blooms in midsummer or early fall.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mount Graham beardtongue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Penstemon strictus
- Penstemon neomexicanus
- Penstemon virgatus
- Penstemon pseudoputus
- Penstemon hallii
- Penstemon venustus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Penstemon
- Species
- Penstemon deaveri
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