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  4. Dicots
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  6. Plantain Family
  7. Beardtongues
  8. Penstemon
  9. Beard-tongue
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Top native beard-tongue

4 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2

Water use

Low 2

Form

Plant type

Perennial 4 Wildflower 4
  • Beardlip Penstemon Penstemon barbatus caterpillars 9 food 3 flowers 53
  • Firecracker Penstemon Penstemon eatonii caterpillars 6 food 5 flowers 85
  • San Gabriel Beardtongue Penstemon labrosus caterpillars 5 flowers 47
  • Cardinal Beardtongue Penstemon cardinalis caterpillars 3 food 2 flowers 24

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