[Beardtongues and Penstemons; The Genus Penstemon in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue

Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus

Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus) - Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus)

Small-leaved beardtongues in meadows along the trail to Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness..........July 17, 2016 at left and July 13, 2019 at right.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus) - Close-ups of the flowers of Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus)

Close-up images of the inflorescence of small-leaved beardtongue in meadows at about 7000' along the Timberline Trail about one-half mile above Lambertson Butte in the Mt. Hood Wilderness..........August 2, 2007.

Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus) - Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus)

Umbrella Falls Trail to upper Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area, Mt. Hood National Forest......July 25, 2010.

Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus) - Frontal view of a flower of Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus) - Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus)

Small-leaved beardtongue as seen at balds along the Lowder Mountain Trail #3329, Three Sisters Wilderness........June 23, 2018.

Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus) - Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue, Small-leaved Penstemon, Tiny-bloom Penstemon, Pincushion Beardtongue, Tolmie's Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus (Synonyms: Penstemon brachyanthus, Penstemon procerus ssp. brachyanthus, Penstmon tolmiei ssp. brachyanthus)

Small-leaved beardtongue blooming at left on slopes above the Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area, Mt. Hood National Forest.....July 4, 2021. The photo at right shows smll-leaved beardtongue in bloom along the Timberline Trail at a high point below the terminal moraine of the Newton Glacier, Mount Hood.....July 18, 2021.
Paul Slichter