Plantaginaceae
Bush beardtongue
Keckiella breviflora
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Keckiella
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 短花鳌头花
- English
- Bush beardtongue
Synonyms
- Keckia breviflora (Lindl.) Straw
- Penstemon breviflorus Lindl.
- Penstemon breviflorus subsp. typicus D.D.Keck
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 169 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rupert Clayton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: paddy_28, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sandy Rowley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.