Global InformationPenstemon caespitosus information
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| Penstemon caespitosus in Cochetopa Canyon, southeast of Gunnison, Colorado, and north of Iris, Colorado | |
Conservation status
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 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. caespitosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon caespitosus Nutt. ex A.Gray
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| Varieties[1] | |
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Penstemon caespitosus, commonly known as mat penstemon, is a summer blooming perennial flower in the large Penstemon genus. It is a widespread plant from near timberline to the foothills in the Southern Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau in North America. It is noted for its ground hugging growth habit and as a plant used in xeriscape and rock gardening.
- ^ POWO (2023). "Penstemon caespitosus Nutt. ex A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 May 2023.