Foothill Penstemon

Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis

Family: Plantaginaceae (PLANTAIN), Scrophulariaceae (FIGWORT).
Other common names: bunchleaf penstemon.
Generic common name: BEARDTONGUE, PENSTEMON.

Location: Westlake Blvd. shoulder: oak woodland, May 2004.

Characteristics: Native, Blue, Large, Clusters, Odd, Woody, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring.