Penstemon franklinii, or Franklin's penstemon,[1] is a plant species endemic to Utah, United States, known only from Cedar Valley in Iron County. It grows in grasslands and in sagebrush communities.[2][3][1]

Penstemon franklinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Penstemon
Species:	P. franklinii
Binomial name
Penstemon franklinii S.L.Welsh & Goodrich

Penstemon franklinii is a perennial herb up to 25 cm (10 inches) tall. Leaves are up to 6.5 cm (2.6 inches) long, some toothed and some untoothed on the same individual. Flowers are blue to blue-purple with a yellow beard on the lower part of the zygomorphic corolla.[2][4][5]

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