Scrophulariaceae FAMILY

Penstemon confertus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Penstemon confertus is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America.

HabitatFairly moist open or wooded places, often in meadows or by streams, in lowland and foothills to moderate elevations in the Rockies[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Dry sandy pinewoods[ 233 Title Perennial Garden Plants Publication Author Thomas. G. S. Publisher J. M. Dent & Sons, London. Year 1990 ISBN 0 460 86048 8 Description A concise guide to a wide range of perennials. Lots of cultivation guides, very little on plant uses. ].