Crested-tongue Beardtongue (Penstemon eriantherus)

Crested-tongue Beardtongue, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Penstemon eriantherus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names fuzzytongue penstemon and crested penstemon. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the northwestern and north-central United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Crested-tongue 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 jamesii
Penstemon auriberbis
Penstemon ophianthus
Penstemon janishiae
Penstemon gormanii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species: Penstemon eriantherus

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