Penstemon eatonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. eatonii
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Penstemon eatonii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Penstemon, known by the common names Eaton's penstemon and firecracker penstemon. It is native to the Western United States from Southern California to the Rocky Mountains. It grows in many types of desert, woodland, forest, and open plateau habitat.
Description[]
Penstemon eatonii is a perennial herb producing several sprawling to erect stems reaching one meter in maximum height. The leaves are lance-shaped to oval, untoothed, and up to 9 centimeters in length.
The inflorescence produces showy tubular flowers in shades of brilliant red, sometimes exceeding 3 centimeters in length. The flower is narrow and cylindrical, not spreading much at the mouth.
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- Penstemon
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Wyoming
- Flora of the Rocky Mountains
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
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