PLANTS Profile for Penstemon acuminatus (sharpleaf penstemon)

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PLANTS Profile

Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.
sharpleaf penstemon

Symbol:

PEAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

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Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NV. Usage Requirements.

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Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.

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Distribution:
Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.


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Related Taxa:
Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

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Classification:
Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.

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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 acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl. – sharpleaf penstemon

More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33799.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 01:21 PM CST