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Pennellianthus frutescens (Lamb.) Crosswh. trib. Cheloneae 
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FamilyPLANTAGINACEAE
Genus speciesPennellianthus frutescens (Lamb.) Crosswh. trib. Cheloneae
BibliographyAmer. Midl. Naturalist 83: 362 (1970)
Native RangeRussian Far East to n. & c. Japan
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatscree and moraines
Altitude100-2000m
Descriptionleaves opposite, carnose, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, 4-7cm, acute, irregularly serrate, glabrous, inflorescence few flowered, 3-5cm long, flowers tubular, 2-3cm long
Size10-15cm
Colorpale purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsChelone frutescens (Lamb.) Steud.
Digitalis ambigua Willd. ex Ledeb.
Digitalis dasyantha Pall. ex Lamb.
Leiostemon frutescens (Lamb.) Raf. ex Straw
Penstemon frutescens Lamb.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, KHA Khabarovsk, KUR Kuril Is., MAG Magadan, SAK Sakhalin)
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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