Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Penstemon linarioides Gray subsp. linarioides
(Linaria Penstemon, Toadflax Beardtongue)

Family: Plantaginaceae, formerly Scrophulariaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Penstemon linarioides subsp. linarioides is found on dry hillsides and roadsides at middle elevation. The leaves are linear and the corollas are lilac. The leaves are crowded toward the base, becoming less so higher on the stems. The flowers are "secund," meaning they form mostly on only one side of the stem.
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Penstemon linarioides subsp. linarioides, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch Road, June 13, 2007



Penstemon linarioides subsp. linarioides, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch Road, June 13, 2007



Penstemon linarioides subsp. linarioides, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Scott Park, May 20, 2009



Penstemon linarioides subsp. linarioides, closeup of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, October 26, 2009



Penstemon linarioides subsp. linarioides, field macro of capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, October 26, 2009


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