Penstemon floridus Contents Description See also References External links Navigation menuPenstemon floridus.Who's in a Name - Austin's BeardtongueArchivedCalFlora: Penstemon floridus var. austiniiCalFlora: Penstemon floridus var. floridusJepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment for Penstemon floridusCalPhotos.6162578358317145644870181197187392-21143004033691388143tro-29201338PEFL329201338expanding ite
PenstemonFlora of the California desert regionsFlora of NevadaNatural history of the Mojave DesertDeath Valley National ParkPanamint RangeEndemic flora of the United StatesTaxa named by Townshend Stith BrandegeeLamiales stubs
plantain familyMojave DesertCaliforniaNevadaarroyosperennialherbinflorescence
Penstemon floridus | |
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| var. floridus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. floridus |
Binomial name | |
Penstemon floridus Brandeg. | |
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.
Contents
1 Description
1.1 Varieties
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Description
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.
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 darker lining inside.
Varieties
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.[2][3]
Penstemon floridus var. floridus — Panamint beardtongue.[4]
See also
- Flora of the California desert regions
References
^ Penstemon floridus. CalFlora.
^ Blakely, L. Who's in a Name - Austin's Beardtongue Archived 2001-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. Bristlecone CNPS Newsletter November 1999.
^ CalFlora: Penstemon floridus var. austinii
^ CalFlora: Penstemon floridus var. floridus
External links
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment for Penstemon floridus
- CalPhotos.
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