PLANTS Profile for Penstemon calcareus (limestone beardtongue)

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PLANTS Profile

Penstemon calcareus Brandegee
limestone beardtongue

Symbol:

PECA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Death Valley National Park, Dedeckera Canyon. May 15, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Penstemon calcareus Brandegee

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Distribution:
Penstemon calcareus Brandegee


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Related Taxa:
Penstemon calcareus Brandegee

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon

Classification:
Penstemon calcareus Brandegee

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus	Penstemon Schmidel – beardtongue
Species	Penstemon calcareus Brandegee – limestone beardtongue

More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon calcareus Brandegee

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33843.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 05:25 PM CDT