Matroot Penstemon (Penstemon radicosus)

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

Penstemon radicosus, the matroot penstemon, is a species of plant in the veronica family from the Rocky Mountains and northern Great Basin.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Matroot 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 humilis
Penstemon albertinus
Penstemon watsonii
Penstemon virens
Penstemon aridus
Penstemon oliganthus

Classification

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

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