''Penstemon pachyphyllus'' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name thickleaf beardtongue. It is native to the western United States,''Penstemon pachyphyllus''.
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Great Basin The Great Basin () is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja Californi ...

.''Penstemon pachyphyllus''.
USDA NRCS Plant Guide. This species is a

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

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growing up to 65 centimeters tall. The leaves are fleshy and smooth-edged. The flowers are blue to shades of purple. The

staminode In botany, a staminode is an often rudimentary, sterile or abortive stamen, which means that it does not produce pollen.Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; ''A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Derivation and Accent''; Published by Gerald Duckworth & Co ...

is very hairy.

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pachyphyllus Flora of the Western United States {{Plantaginaceae-stub