Keckiella corymbosa (Benth. ex A.DC.) Straw

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'Keckiella corymbosa' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/keckiella/keckiella-corymbosa/). Accessed 2025-06-14.

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Keckiella

Synonyms

Penstemon corymbosus Benth. ex A.DC.

Other taxa in genus

Keckiella cordifolia

Glossary

cordate: Heart-shaped (i.e. with two equal lobes at the base).
entire: With an unbroken margin.
ovate: Egg-shaped; broadest towards the stem.
panicle: A much-branched inflorescence. paniculate Having the form of a panicle.

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'Keckiella corymbosa' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/keckiella/keckiella-corymbosa/). Accessed 2025-06-14.

Editorial Note

Bean treated this species under the genus Penstemon.

This species is allied to K. cordifolia, but less common in gardens. It is a dwarf shrub in the wild, usually less than 11⁄2 ft high and often mat-forming. Leaves variable in shape from ovate to elliptic or oblong, up to 11⁄4 in. long and 3⁄8 in. wide, entire or finely toothed, tapered at the base, never cordate as in K. cordifolia. Flowers scarlet, borne after midsummer in terminal corymbs (not in a leafy panicle as in K. cordifolia).