Penstemon azureus is a flowering plant species known by the common name azure penstemon. It is native to the mountains of Oregon and northern California. It grows in coniferous forests and woodlands in the Klamath Mountains, North California Coast Ranges, Southern Cascade Range, and Northern Sierra Nevada.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Azure 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 parvulus
- Penstemon heterophyllus
- Penstemon laetus
- Penstemon speciosus
- Penstemon leiophyllus
- Penstemon incertus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Penstemon
- Species
- Penstemon azureus
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo