Sunday, June 28, 2009
Walk In The Field Part 4 - Penstemon Gracilis
Slender penstemon (Penstemon gracilis)
ALSO CALLED
Slender Beardtongue (Penstemon gracilis)
single sterile stamen
four fertile stamens as well
Greek paene, "almost", and stamon, "thread" (filament) or "almost a stamen."
Gracilis means "slender" in botanical Latin.
Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)
More Penstemons listed at Figwort Family link above and also here.
NOTES:
enature:
Penstemon gracilis = Lilac Beardtongue
Penstemon australis = Slender Beardtongue
figwort or snapdragon family
48 results for penstemon search
12 results if narrowed down to plains region
Google images on penstemon gracilis.
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