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

Broad-leaf Penstemon, Broad-leaved Penstemon, Eggleaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Penstemon

Penstemon ovatus

Broad-leaved Penstemon, Egg-leaf Beardtongue: Penstemon ovatus

Broad-leaved penstemon as seen in the webmaster's rock garden in Greshman, OR..........May 30, 2009. This species self seeds readily through the woodland garden.

Corolla of Broad-leaved Penstemon, Egg-leaf Beardtongue: Penstemon ovatus - Clasping upper stem leaves of Broad-leaved Penstemon, Egg-leaf Beardtongue: Penstemon ovatus

Basal leaves of Broad-leaved Penstemon, Egg-leaf Beardtongue: Penstemon ovatus - Stem leaf of Broad-leaved Penstemon, Egg-leaf Beardtongue: Penstemon ovatus

Close-ups of the glandular corolla and basal and stem leaves of broad-leaved penstemon as seen in the webmaster's rock garden in Greshman, OR...........May 30, 2009.

Inflorescence and upper stem leaf of Broad-leaf Penstemon, Broad-leaved Penstemon, Eggleaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus - Inflorescence of Broad-leaf Penstemon, Broad-leaved Penstemon, Eggleaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus - Inflorescence and upper stem leaf of Broad-leaf Penstemon, Broad-leaved Penstemon, Eggleaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Beardtongue, Egg-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus

Broad-leaved penstemon as seen along the Chinook Trail #808B on the west side of Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........June 3, 2016.
Paul Slichter