Plantaginaceae

Tweedy's snowlover

Chionophila tweedyi (Canby & Rose) Hend.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Chionophila

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Tweedy's snowlover: Common in montane understory in the mountains of the upper Big Wood River drainage. — Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Tweedy's snowlover

Synonyms

Penstemon tweedyi Canby & Rose
Pentstemonopsis tweedyi (Canby & Rose) Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.