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Spectabiles
Spectabiles
Children
- Showy Penstemon native
- Palmer's Penstemon native
- Grinnell's Beardtongue native
- Cleveland's Beardtongue native
- Desert Penstemon native
- Panamint Beardtongue native
- Mojave Beardtongue native
- Pinto Beardtongue native
- Death Valley Beardtongue native
- Sunset Crater Beardtongue presumed native
- Extraordinary Beardtongue
- Stephens' Beardtongue native
- Wassuk Range Beardtongue native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Spectabiles All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Desert Penstemon
Penstemon pseudospectabilis
caterpillars
7
food
2
flowers
48
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Palmer's Penstemon
Penstemon palmeri
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
61
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Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
44
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Grinnell's Beardtongue
Penstemon grinnellii
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
42
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Mojave Beardtongue
Penstemon incertus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
37
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Wassuk Range Beardtongue
Penstemon rubicundus
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
70
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Panamint Beardtongue
Penstemon floridus
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
38
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Death Valley Beardtongue
Penstemon fruticiformis
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
37
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Cleveland's Beardtongue
Penstemon clevelandii
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
33
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Sunset Crater Beardtongue
Penstemon clutei
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
23
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Pinto Beardtongue
Penstemon bicolor
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
19
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Stephens' Beardtongue
Penstemon stephensii
flowers
1