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Pentstemon (Greek for five stamens, all five stamens being present, whereas related genera have only four; but in Pentstemon one of the stamens is sterile). Sometimes written Pentstemon. Scrophulariaceae. Pentstemon. Beard-tongue. Tubular- flowered bedding and border plants, mostly of bright colors; many are natives in the United States.
Pentstemon (Greek for five stamens, all five stamens being present,
whereas related genera have only four; but in Pentstemon one of the
stamens is sterile). Sometimes written Pentstemon. Scrophu-
border plants, mostly of bright colors; many are natives in the
United States.
Perennial herbs or shrubs of medium or small size, spring- and
Perennial herbs or shrubs of medium or small size, spring- and
directly from the wild.
directly from the wild.
As the pentstemons are mostly attractive plants, any number of them
may appear in the lists of distributors of native plants. P.
baccharifolius. Hook. Glabrous or only obscurely puberulent, leafy at
base, 2 ft.: lvs. oblong, sharp-toothed, sessile: fls. deep carmine-
red, on 1-3-fld. peduncles; corolla 1 in. long, broadly tubular, with
short 2-lipped limb; sterile filament naked. Texas. J.F. 3:227.—P.
pygmaeus is a name listed abroad: "very compact-growing; pale purple
and white fls."—P. virgatus, Gray. Glabrous or slightly glandular,
the st. strict and long: lvs. linear-lanceolate: fls. lilac with
purple veins, in a virgatc thyrse; corolla 3/4 in. long, with a wide
throat and distinctly 2-lipped. New Mex., Ariz.
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==Species==
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acuminatus, 21. Douglasii, 1. Murrayanus,20
acuminatus, 21. Douglasii, 1. Murrayanus,20
alpinus, 15. Eatonii, 9. Newberryi, 1.
alpinus, 15. Eatonii, 9. Newberryi, 1.
diffusus, 41. Mensiesii, 1. Wrightii, 18.
diffusus, 41. Mensiesii, 1. Wrightii, 18.
Digitalis, 30. miniatus, 9.
Digitalis, 30. miniatus, 9.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
