Broadleaf Beardtongue Penstemon platyphyllus Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Home     Plant Index    Details     Utah Range Map

East of Storm Mountain  -  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah East of Storm Mountain  -  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah East of Storm Mountain  -  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Leaves - East of Storm Mountain  -  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah East of Storm Mountain  -  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah East of Storm Mountain  -  Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Shows the tear or serrated (dehiscing) of the end of the anthers that occurs on this penstemon Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah   East Canyon, 25 June 2013 Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis Located 11 June 2012, near Storm Mountain, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah also  located  11 June 2012 up Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah And located 25 June 2013 in East Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Characteristics Perennial plant grows from 12 to 24 inches tall  with many stems.  The flowering stems usually don't branch, leaves are opposite, not hairy but toothed on margins,  Flowers are pinkish-lavender or reddish-violet. Back to Top