Penstemon gairdneri (Gairdner Beardtongue, Gairdner's Beardtongue)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Gairdner Beardtongue, Gairdner´s Penstemon, Gairdner's Beardtongue

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Subshrub , Shrub , Forb/herb

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Lamiidae () - Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Scrophulariales () - Lindley, 1833
        Family: Plantaginaceae () - Durande, 1782, Nom. Cons.
        Subfamily: Scrophularioideae ()
        Tribe: Cheloneae ()
        Genus: Penstemon () - Schmidel, 1763
        Specific epithet: gairdneri - Hook.
        Botanical name: - Penstemon gairdneri Hook.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Fl. bor.-amer. 2:99. 1838

Name verified on 17-Aug-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Penstemon

There are approximately 1469 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. 'Abberley' · P. 'Abbeydore' · P. 'Abbotsmerry' · P. 'Agnes Laing' · P. 'Alice Hindley' · P. 'Alice Howarth' · P. 'Amy Gray' · P. 'Andenken an Friedrich Hahn' · P. 'Apple Blossom' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Ashton' · P. 'Astley' · P. 'Audrey Cooper' · P. 'Axe Valley Jessica' · P. 'Axe Valley Mabel Alice' · P. 'Axe Valley Penny Mitchell' · P. 'Axe Valley Pixie' · P. 'Axe Valley Suzie' · P. 'Baby Lips' · P. 'Barbara Barker' · P. 'Barbelles' · P. 'Beckford' · P. 'Beech Park' · P. 'Beverley' · P. 'Bisham Seedling' · P. 'Blackbird' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Blue King' · P. 'Blue Spring' · P. 'Bodnant' · P. 'Bovey Belle' · P. 'Breakleys Blue' · P. 'Bredon' · P. 'Breitenbush Blue' · P. 'Bridget's White' · P. 'Burford Purple' · P. 'Burford Seedling' · P. 'Burford White' · P. 'Burgundy' · P. 'Candy Pink' · P. 'Carolyn Orr' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Castle Forbes' · P. 'Cathedral Rose' · P. 'Catherine de la Mare' · P. 'Centra' · P. 'Charles Rudd' · P. 'Cherry Ripe' · P. 'Cherry' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Chester Red' · P. 'Chester Scarlet' · P. 'Claret' · P. 'Comberton' · P. 'Connie's Pink' · P. 'Coral Kissed' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Coral Pink' · P. 'Coral Sea' · P. 'Cottage Garden Red' · P. 'Countess of Dalkeith' · P. 'Craigieburn Chenille' · P. 'Craigieburn Taffeta' · P. 'Dad's Pink' · P. 'Dazzler' · P. 'Delaware' · P. 'Devonshire Cream' · P. 'Diane' · P. 'Drinkstone Red' · P. 'Drinkstone' · P. 'Drinkwater Red' · P. 'Edithae' · P. 'Elmley' · P. 'Eva' · P. 'Evelyn' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Evelyn' × 'Papal Purple' · P. 'Evensong' · P. 'Fairy Bouquet' · P. 'Fanny's Blush' · P. 'Firebird' · P. 'Flame' · P. 'Flamingo' · P. 'Froggery Cottage' · P. 'Gaff's Pink' · P. 'Gaiety' · P. 'Garden Red' · P. 'Garnet Variegated' · P. 'Garnet' (Beardtongue) · P. 'Geoff Hamilton' · P. 'George Elrick' · P. 'George Home' · P. 'Ghent Purple' · P. 'Gilchrist' · P. 'Gletsjer' · P. 'Gloire des Quatre Rues' · P. 'Goldie' · P. 'Grape Tart' (Beard Tongue) · P. 'Great Witley' · P. 'Greencourt Purple' · P. 'Helenetti' · P. 'Hewell Pink Bedder' · P. 'Hewells Pink' · P. 'Hewitt's Pink' · P. 'Heythrop Park' · P. 'Hidcote Pink'

Bibliography

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Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora. (Intermt F)
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955–1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. (F Pacif NW)

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 6, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 30, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:

Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
University of Washington Burke Museum, Vascular Plant Collection - University of Washington Herbarium

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2656013
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-33694
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13747620
GRIN Nomen Number: 448704

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 33694
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDSCR1L2H0
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PEGAH2 PEG
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 54547