Plantaginaceae
Scarlet keckiella
Keckiella ternata
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Keckiella
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Scarlet keckiella
Synonyms
- Keckia ternata (Torr. ex A.Gray) Straw
- Keckiella ternata subsp. ternata
- Penstemon ternatus Torr. ex A.Gray
- Penstemon ternatus subsp. typicus D.D.Keck
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 321 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cara, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cody Hinchliff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachel Allingham, CC BY 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.