Flora:Cardwell's Penstemon
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
| Penstemon cardwellii |
| Figwort Family |
Alternate Names: Cardwell's Beardtongue
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Description
Cardwell's Pemstemon is common in mid-elevation areas with no tree cover, like Silver Star and Mount Saint Helens.
Tips on identifying Penstemon
| grows east of the Cascades;thick leathery leaves;hairless pink or blue flowers | Sand Penstemon | Penstemon acuminatus |
| grows east of the Cascades;shrubby;light green leaves;cream colored flowers with red veins | Hotrock Penstemon | Penstemon deustus |
| grows east of the Cascades;light green, notched, alternate leaves;blue flowers similar to Blue Eyed Mary | Fine Toothed Penstemon | Penstemon subserratus |
| grows east of the Cascades;light green, furry, alternate leaves;pink flowers often with bluish tips | Gairdner's Penstemon | Penstemon gairdneri |
| grows east of the Cascades into the Gorge;dark green notched leaves;pink flowers with white and pink stripes inside | Richardson's Penstemon | Penstemon richardsonii |
| grows west of the Cascades;shrubby;shiny green leaves;hairy lavender flowers | Shrubby Penstemon | Penstemon fruticosus |
| grows west of the Cascades;shrubby;bright green leaves;hairy pink flowers | Cardwell's Penstemon | Penstemon cardwellii |
| grows only in the Gorge and the Klickitat River Valley;shrubby;dark bluish leaves;hairy pink or rose flowers grow in pairs | Barrett's Penstemon | Penstemon barrettiae |
| grows in rocky areas and cliffs;dark bluish, almost round leaves;hairless pink flowers | Rock Penstemon | Penstemon rupicola |
| grows west of the Cascades;bright green, opposite, notched leaves;pink flowers tinted with blue | Cascade Penstemon | Penstemon serrulatus |
| grows in subalpine areas;light green, opposite, non-notched leaves;small blue or lavender flowers | Small Flowered Penstemon | enstemon procerus |
There are other Penstemons more common in southern Oregon.
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