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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Plantain Family
  7. Beardtongues
  8. Cristati
  9. Colorado Beardtongue

species 169 observations

Colorado Beardtongue

Penstemon auriberbis

Status
maybe native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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42 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Anicia Checkerspot, Dotted Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot, Chalcedony Midget 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, Rufous Hummingbird 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee 35

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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