Penstemon comarrhenus (dusty beardtongue[1] or dusty penstemon) is a perennial plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]: 164
It is a perennial growing from 1 to 4 feet (0.30 to 1.22 m) tall.[2]: 164
It has smooth stems with opposite 3⁄4 to 5 inches (1.9 to 12.7 cm) long leaves, inversely lanceolate at the base, linear and smaller going up the stem.[2]: 164
It produces pale blue flowers from May to July.[2]: 164 Fruits are small capsules.[2]: 164
It can be found in pinyon juniper woodland, mountain brush, ponderosa pine forest, and Douglas fir and aspen forest communities.[2]: 164
Bees are the primary pollinator.[2]: 164
Penstemon comarrhenus (dusty beardtongue or dusty penstemon) is a perennial plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.: 164
