Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Penstemon parryi (Desert Penstemon,Parry Penstemon,jaritos,varita de San Jose)
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Habitat: washes,roadsides,disturbed areas
Life Form: forb,perennial Leaf Description: opposite simple Flower Color: magenta or pink Flowering Period: Spring Spines: spineless Family: Plantaginaceae (plantain family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 62 (8.7 MB pdf) |
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