Penstemon floridus
| Penstemon floridus | |
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| var. floridus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. floridus
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| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon floridus | |
Penstemon floridus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names Panamint beardtongue and rose penstemon.[1]
It is native to the lower mountain and plateau areas of the Mojave Desert, within eastern California and southwestern Nevada. It grows in canyons, arroyos, and sagebrush scrub.
Description
[edit]Penstemon floridus is a perennial herb producing erect stems sometimes exceeding 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall. The thick leaves are lance-shaped to oval, usually toothed and somewhat wavy, and arranged in pairs with bases clasping the stem.[2]
The glandular inflorescence produces showy flowers up to 3 centimeters long and tubular in shape with a wide throat becoming narrowed at the lipped mouth. The flowers are bright pink with a darker lining inside.
Varieties
[edit]There are two varieties of this species.
- Penstemon floridus var. austinii — Austin's beardtongue, named for Stafford Wallace Austin, collector of plants and husband of writer Mary Hunter Austin.[3][4]
- Penstemon floridus var. floridus — Panamint beardtongue.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Penstemon floridus. CalFlora.
- ^ Suaudeau, J. (2015), "Progress from Embryonic Stem Cells to Transduced Pluripotent Stem Cells. An Overview", Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 13, Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, vol. 13, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 75–90, doi:10.1007/978-94-017-7233-4_6, ISBN 978-94-017-7232-7
- ^ Blakely, L. (November 1999). "Who's in a Name - Austin's Beardtongue". Bristlecone CNPS Newsletter. Archived from the original on 2001-08-17.
- ^ CalFlora: Penstemon floridus var. austinii
- ^ CalFlora: Penstemon floridus var. floridus
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment for Penstemon floridus
- CalPhotos.
- WHO'S IN A NAME? People Commemorated in Eastern Sierra Plant Names
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