Vascular Plants of Henry W. Coe State Park, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Penstemon heterophyllus
Foothill Penstemon; Chaparral Penstemon

A member of the Scrophulariaceae, or Figwort Family


Flower detail from photo below.



Portion of upper inflorescences.

Same plant, location and time as below.



Inflorescences.

Note rocky substrate of dry creek bed.
East Fork Coyote Creek west of Los Cruzeros.

4 July 1995, 11:22 am.



Habitat.  Same plant in foreground as in upper photo.
The tree in the background is Platanus racemosa.
To the right of the base of the tree are the rounded shrubs
Brickellia californica.

East Fork Coyote Creek, west of Los Cruzeros.
4 July 1995, 11:17 am.


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