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Beardlip Penstemon

Penstemon barbatus

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Common names

15 names · 12 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (11)
Dutch
  • Schildpadbloem
  • Slangekopbloem
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 红花钓钟柳[2]
Czech
  • dračík vousatý[2]
Finnish
Japanese
  • ヤナギチョウジ[2]
Nahuatl
  • Chilpanxochitl[2]
  • Micaxihuitl[2]
Russian
  • Пенстемон бородатый[2]
Slovak
  • penstemon briadkatý[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • skäggört[2]
Tewa
  • Thankhokhey povi[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Penstemon barbatus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Beardlip Penstemon — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Beardlip Beardtongue — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Muicle — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
[2] Penstemon barbatus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Beardlip Penstemon — results[24].names[1]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Beardlip Beardtongue — results[24].names[9]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Muicle — results[24].names[4]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Chilpanxochitl — results[24].names[2]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Micaxihuitl — results[24].names[3]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • dračík vousatý — results[24].names[5]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Пенстемон бородатый — results[24].names[6]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • ヤナギチョウジ — results[24].names[7]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • skäggört — results[24].names[8]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • Thankhokhey povi — results[24].names[11]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • 红花钓钟柳 — results[24].names[12]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • punapipo — results[24].names[13]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
  • penstemon briadkatý — results[24].names[14]; taxon id 166328; Penstemon barbatus.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Penstemon barbatus ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Beardlip beardtongue (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158723; taxon 76LH5.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Penstemon barbatus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Plantaginaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Penstemon species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Utah to Texas and Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Beardlip Penstemon (Penstemon barbatus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Penstemon barbatus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2593391; ID 76LH5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2593391; ID 76LH5; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Penstemon species (top 352 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Penstemon barbatus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 647133; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1049436, 1049437, 1049438, 1049439, 1049440, 1049441, 1049442, 1049443, 1049444, 1049445, 1049446, 1049447

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.