Watson's Penstemon (Penstemon watsonii)

Watson's Penstemon, a reference photo — Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Penstemon watsonii is a flowering plant that grows largely in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. It grows in dry rocky areas and has blue to violet flowers.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Watson's 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 albertinus
Penstemon cyananthus
Penstemon attenuatus
Penstemon radicosus
Penstemon mensarum
Penstemon wilcoxii

Classification

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

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