PLANTS Profile for Penstemon jamesii (James' beardtongue)

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PLANTS Profile

Penstemon jamesii Benth.
James' beardtongue

Symbol:

PEJA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Forb/herb

L48

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Penstemon jamesii Benth.

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Synonyms:
Penstemon jamesii Benth.

	PEBR12	Penstemon brevibarbatus Crosswh.
	PEJAT	Penstemon jamesii Benth. ssp. typicus D.D. Keck

Distribution:
Penstemon jamesii Benth.


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Related Taxa:
Penstemon jamesii Benth.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon

Classification:
Penstemon jamesii Benth.

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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 jamesii Benth. – James' beardtongue

More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon jamesii Benth.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33708.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 06:34 PM CDT