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Beginning in early summer, beardtongue produces graceful spires of tubular blooms in a range of colors from pale pink and lavender to intense crimson and electric blue.

One bee, Osmia distincta, fed on just three species of beardtongue or penstemon, a summer-flowering perennial.

Bee balm, beardtongue and Scotch broom along the path.

Scarlet Indian paintbrush and violet penstemon and beardtongue, plus handfuls of pearly everlasting and other white and yellow flowers, have joined them over the years.

Fish and Wildlife Service cited a conservation agreement it forged with Utah officials in ruling that Graham’s and White River beardtongue don’t merit federal protection.