Penstemon
Sign in to saveAlso known as beard tongue
Penstemon , the beardtongues, is a large genus of roughly 280 species of flowering plants native to North America from northern Canada to Central America. It is the largest genus of flowering plants endemic to North America. As well as being the scientific name, penstemon is also widely used as a common name for all Penstemon species alongside beardtongues.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
Native toAlabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida
Observations recorded341,573
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,994
- With media
- 3,136
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, GH, IBUNAM, COLO, ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Canada, Mexico, United States
Research
135 papers- Whole-genome sequence and annotation of Penstemon davidsonii.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024
- Whole-genome assembly and annotation of the firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii).The Journal of heredity · 2025
- CRABS CLAW-independent floral nectary development in Penstemon barbatus.American journal of botany · 2025
- Nectary size is a pollination syndrome trait in Penstemon.The New phytologist · 2019
- Identification of a highly promiscuous glucosyltransferase from Penstemon barbatus for natural product glycodiversification.Organic & biomolecular chemistry · 2023
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