Lilac Penstemon (Penstemon gracilis)

Lilac Penstemon, a reference photo — Photo: Joshua Mayer · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Penstemon gracilis, more commonly the slender penstemon or lilac penstemon, is flowering plant in the veronica family. It primarily grows in the northern Great Plains of the United States and southern Canada.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Lilac Penstemon 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 hirsutus
Penstemon canescens
Penstemon laxiflorus
Penstemon laevigatus
Penstemon oliganthus

Classification

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

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