[Penstemons and Beardtongues: The Genus Penstemon in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

Cleveland's Beardtongue, Mojave Beardtongue

Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii

Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii

Flower of Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii - Flower of Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii

Mid-stem leaves of Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii - Flower of Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii

Mid-stem leaves of Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii - Upper stem leaves of Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii - Cleveland's Beardtongue: Penstemon clevelandii var. clevelandii

What appears to be cleveland's beardtongue beginning to bloom at the base of large granitic boulders along the Montezuma Grade Road just downhill to the south of Culp Valley and several miles uphill to the southwest of Borrego Springs, CA........March 29, 2011.
Paul Slichter