Broadleaf Beardtongue - Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family) Penstemon platyphyllus Home     Plant Index     Photo Details and Description     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 Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah   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 . This plant probably bloomed early this year since it was unseasonably warm. 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