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Penstemon miser
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. miser
Binomial name
Penstemon miser

Penstemon miser, commonly known as golden-tongue beardtongue or Malheur penstemon, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae family.[1][2] It is native to North America.

This species is a perennial that can grow up to 40 cm (16 in) tall. The flowers, which bloom in May to June, are light blue to bluish purple or magenta in colour.[3]

This species is found in Owyhee County, Idaho, southern Baker County and northern Malheur County, Oregon. It grows in clay soils, sagebrush shrublands, and pine-juniper woodlands, at 800–1,400 m (2,600–4,600 ft) elevations.[4]

References

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  1. "SEINet - AZ/NM Node - Penstemon miser". Swbiodiversity.org.
  2. "Penstemon miser A.Gray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Powo.science.kew.org.
  3. "The Cristati Penstemons, Kelaidis, Gwen. 1991. Bulletin of the American Penstemon Society 50(2):79-88" (PDF). Penstemons.org. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. "Penstemon miser, A. Gray in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. ed. 2, 2(1): 441. 1886. (as Pentstemon)". Floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  • Bulletin of the American Penstemon Society. Volumes 52-55, American Penstemon Society, 1993, P-7
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