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Penstemon Schmidel
Taxonomic Serial No.: 33665

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
	Common Name(s):	penstémons [French]
		beardtongue [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Asteranae
	Order	Lamiales
	Family	Plantaginaceae – plantains
	Genus	Penstemon Schmidel – penstémons, beardtongue
		Direct Children:
	Species	Penstemon abietinus Pennell – firleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon absarokensis Evert – Absaroka Range beardtongue, Absaroka beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon acaulis L.O. Williams – stemless beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon acuminatus Douglas ex Lindl. – sharpleaf penstemon, sand-dune beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon alamosensis Pennell & G.T. Nisbet – Los Alamos beardtongue, Alamo beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon albertinus Greene – Alberta beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon albidus Nutt. – white penstemon
	Species	Penstemon albomarginatus M.E. Jones – whitemargin beardtongue, white margin penstemon, whitemargin penstemon, white-margined penstemon
	Species	Penstemon ambiguus Torr. – gilia penstemon, bush penstemon, gilia beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon ammophilus N.H. Holmgren & L.M. Shultz – sandloving penstemon
	Species	Penstemon anguineus Eastw. – Siskiyou beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon angustifolius Nutt. ex Pursh – broadbeard beardtongue, broad-beard beardtongue, narrowleaf penstemon
	Species	Penstemon arenarius Greene – sanddune penstemon, Nevada sanddune beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon arenicola A. Nelson – sand penstemon
	Species	Penstemon aridus Rydb. – stiffleaf penstemon
	Species	Penstemon arkansanus Pennell – Arkansas beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon attenuatus Douglas ex Lindl. – sulphur penstemon
	Species	Penstemon atwoodii S.L. Welsh – Kaiparowits beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon auriberbis Pennell – Colorado beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon australis Small – Eustis Lake beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon azureus Benth. – azure penstemon
	Species	Penstemon baccharifolius Hook. – baccharisleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon barbatus (Cav.) Roth – beardlip penstemon
	Species	Penstemon barnebyi N.H. Holmgren – Barneby's penstemon, White River Valley beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon barrettiae A. Gray – Barrett's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon bicolor (Brandegee) Clokey & D.D. Keck – pinto beardtongue, pinto penstemon
	Species	Penstemon bracteatus D.D. Keck – Red Canyon beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon breviculus (D.D. Keck) G.T. Nisbet & R.C. Jacks. – shortstem penstemon, shortstem beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon brevisepalus Pennell
	Species	Penstemon X bryantiae D.D. Keck (pro. hybr.) – Bryant's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon buckleyi Pennell – Buckley's penstemon, Buckley's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon caesius A. Gray – San Bernardino beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon caespitosus Nutt. ex A. Gray – mat penstemon
	Species	Penstemon calcareus Brandegee – limestone beardtongue, limestone penstemon
	Species	Penstemon californicus (Munz & I.M. Johnst.) D.D. Keck – California penstemon
	Species	Penstemon calycosus Small – longsepal beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon campanulatus (Cav.) Willd. – bellflower beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon canescens (Britton) Britton – eastern gray beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon cardinalis Wooton & Standl. – cardinal beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon cardwellii Howell – Cardwell's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon carnosus Pennell – fleshy beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon caryi Pennell – Cary's beardtongue, Cary beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon centranthifolius (Benth.) Benth. – scarlet bugler
	Species	Penstemon cinicola D.D. Keck – ash penstemon
	Species	Penstemon clevelandii A. Gray – Cleveland's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon clutei A. Nelson – Sunset Crater beardtongue, Sunset Crater penstemon
	Species	Penstemon cobaea Nutt. – cobaea beardtongue, cobaea penstemon
	Species	Penstemon comarrhenus A. Gray – dusty penstemon, dusty beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon compactus (D.D. Keck) Crosswh. – compact penstemon, cache beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon concinnus D.D. Keck – Tunnel Springs beardtongue, Tunnel Springs penstemon
	Species	Penstemon confertus Douglas ex Lindl. – yellow penstemon
	Species	Penstemon confusus M.E. Jones – Owens Valley penstemon, Owens Valley beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon crandallii A. Nelson – Crandall's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon X crideri A. Nelson (pro. sp.) – Crider's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon cusickii A. Gray – Cusick's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon cyananthus Hook. – Wasatch beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon cyaneus Pennell – blue penstemon
	Species	Penstemon cyanocaulis Payson – bluestem beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon cyathophorus Rydb. – Northpark penstemon, sagebrush beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon dasyphyllus A. Gray – purple penstemon, Cochise beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon davidsonii Greene – timberline penstemon, Davidson's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon deamii Pennell – Deam's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon deaveri Crosswh. – Mt. Graham beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon debilis O'Kane & J.L. Anderson – parachute beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon degeneri Crosswh. – Degener's beardtongue, Degener beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon deustus Douglas ex Lindl. – scabland penstemon
	Species	Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims – talus slope penstemon
	Species	Penstemon diphyllus Rydb. – twoleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon discolor D.D. Keck – Catalina beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon dissectus Elliott – dissected beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon distans N.H. Holmgren – Mount Trumbull beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon dolius M.E. Jones ex Pennell – Jone's penstemon, Jones' beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon X dubius Davidson (pro. sp.) – dubius penstemon
	Species	Penstemon duchesnensis (N.H. Holmgren) Neese – Duchesne penstemon
	Species	Penstemon eatonii A. Gray – Eaton's penstemon, firecracker penstemon
	Species	Penstemon elegantulus Pennell – rockvine penstemon
	Species	Penstemon ellipticus J.M. Coult. & Fisher – rocky ledge penstemon
	Species	Penstemon eriantherus Pursh – fuzzytongue penstemon
	Species	Penstemon euglaucus English – glaucous beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon fendleri Torr. & A. Gray – Fendler's beardtongue, Fendler's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon filiformis (D.D. Keck) D.D. Keck – threadleaf beardtongue, thread-leaved penstemon
	Species	Penstemon flavescens Pennell – high mountain penstemon
	Species	Penstemon floribundus D. Danley – Cordelia beardtongue, Cordillia's beardtongue, Cordillia's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon floridus Brandegee – Panamint penstemon, Panamint beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon flowersii Neese & S.L. Welsh – Flowers' beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon franklinii S.L. Welsh – Franklin's penstemon, Ben Franklin's Beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon fremontii Torr. & A. Gray – Fremont's penstemon, Fremont's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon fruticiformis Coville – Death Valley penstemon, Death Valley beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene – bush penstemon
	Species	Penstemon gairdneri Hook. – Gairdner's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon gentianoides (Kunth) Poir. – gentian beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon gibbensii Dorn – Gibbens' beardtongue, Gibbens beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon glaber Pursh – western smooth beardtongue, sawsepal penstemon
	Species	Penstemon glandulosus Douglas – stickystem penstemon
	Species	Penstemon glaucinus Pennell – blueleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon globosus (Piper) Pennell & D.D. Keck – globe penstemon
	Species	Penstemon goodrichii N.H. Holmgren – Lapoint beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon gormanii Greene – Gorman's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon gracilentus A. Gray – slender penstemon
	Species	Penstemon gracilis Nutt. – slender penstemon, lilac penstemon, slender beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon grahamii D.D. Keck – Uinta Basin beardtongue, Graham's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt. – largeflowered penstemon, large beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon griffinii A. Nelson – Griffin's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon grinnellii Eastw. – Grinnell's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon guadalupensis A. Heller – Guadalupe beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon hallii A. Gray – Hall's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon harbourii A. Gray – Harbour's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon harringtonii Penland – Harrington's beardtongue, Harrington beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon hartwegii Benth. – Hartweg's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon havardii A. Gray – Big Bend beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon haydenii S. Watson – blowout penstemon, blowout beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon heterodoxus A. Gray – Sierra penstemon, Sierra beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon heterophyllus Lindl. – bunchleaf penstemon
	Species	Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd. – hairy beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon humilis Nutt. ex A. Gray – low penstemon, low beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon idahoensis N.D. Atwood & S.L. Welsh – Idaho beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon immanifestus N.H. Holmgren – Steptoe Valley penstemon, Steptoe Valley beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon incertus Brandegee – Mojave beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon inflatus Crosswh. – inflated beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon jamesii Benth. – James' penstemon, James' beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon janishiae N.H. Holmgren – Janish's penstemon, Antelope Valley beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon X jonesii Pennell (pro. sp.) – Jones' penstemon
	Species	Penstemon kingii S. Watson – King's penstemon, King's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon labrosus (A. Gray) Mast. ex Hook. f. – San Gabriel beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon laetus A. Gray – mountain blue penstemon
	Species	Penstemon laevigatus Aiton – eastern smooth beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon laevis Pennell – southwestern penstemon, southwestern beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon lanceolatus Benth. – lanceleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon laricifolius Hook. & Arn. – larchleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon laxiflorus Pennell – nodding beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon laxus A. Nelson – tufted penstemon
	Species	Penstemon leiophyllus Pennell – smoothleaf penstemon, smoothleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon lemhiensis (D.D. Keck) D.D. Keck & Cronquist – Lemhi penstemon, Lemhi beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon lentus Pennell – handsome penstemon, handsome beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon leonardii Rydb. – Leonard's penstemon, Leonard's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon linarioides A. Gray – creeping penstemon, toadflax penstemon
	Species	Penstemon longiflorus (Pennell) S.L. Clark – longflower penstemon
	Species	Penstemon lyallii A. Gray – Lyall's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon marcusii (D.D. Keck) N.H. Holmgren – Marcus' beardtongue, Jones' beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon mensarum Pennell – tiger beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon metcalfei Wooton & Standl. – Metcalfe's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon X mirus A. Nelson (pro. sp.) – bush penstemon
	Species	Penstemon miser A. Gray – Malheur penstemon
	Species	Penstemon moffatii Eastw. – Moffatt's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon monoensis A. Heller – Mono penstemon
	Species	Penstemon montanus Greene – cordroot beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon moriahensis N.H. Holmgren – Mount Moriah penstemon, Mt. Moriah beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon mucronatus N.H. Holmgren – Sheep Creek beardtongue, mucronate penstemon
	Species	Penstemon multiflorus (Benth) Chapm. ex Small – manyflower beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon murrayanus Hook. – scarlet beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon nanus D.D. Keck – dwarf beardtongue, low beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon navajoa N.H. Holmgren – Navajo Mountain beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon neomexicanus Wooton & Standl. – New Mexico beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon neotericus D.D. Keck – Plumas County beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon newberryi A. Gray – pride-of-the-mountains, mountain pride
	Species	Penstemon nitidus Douglas ex Benth. – waxleaf penstemon
	Species	Penstemon nudiflorus A. Gray – Flagstaff beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon oklahomensis Pennell – Oklahoma penstemon, Oklahoma beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon oliganthus Wooton & Standl. – Apache beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon ophianthus Pennell – coiled anther penstemon, Arizona beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon osterhoutii Pennell – Osterhout's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon ovatus Douglas ex Hook. – eggleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pachyphyllus A. Gray ex Rydb. – thickleaf penstemon, thickleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pahutensis N.H. Holmgren – Pahute penstemon, Paiute beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pallidus Small – pale beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon palmeri A. Gray – Palmer's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon papillatus J.T. Howell – Inyo beardtongue, Inyo penstemon
	Species	Penstemon X parishii A. Gray (pro. sp.) – Parish's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon parryi (A. Gray) A. Gray – Parry's penstemon, Parry's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon parvulus (A. Gray) Krautter – azure penstemon
	Species	Penstemon parvus Pennell – Aquarius Plateau beardtongue, small beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon patens (M.E. Jones) N.H. Holmgren – Lone Pine penstemon, Lone Pine beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon payettensis A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr. – Payette beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon paysoniorum D.D. Keck – Payson's beardtongue, Payson beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon peckii Pennell – Peck's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon X peirsonii Munz & I.M. Johnst. (pro. sp.) – Peirson's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon penlandii W.A. Weber – Penland's beardtongue, Penland beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pennellianus D.D. Keck – Blue Mountain beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon perpulcher A. Nelson – Minidoka beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon personatus D.D. Keck – closethroat beardtongue, closed-lip beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon petiolatus Brandegee – lime penstemon, petiolate beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pinifolius Greene – pineneedle penstemon, pineneedle beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pinorum L.M. Shultz & J.S. Shultz – Pine Valley penstemon
	Species	Penstemon platyphyllus Rydb. – broadleaf penstemon, broadleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pratensis Greene – western whiteflower penstemon, western whiteflower beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon procerus Douglas ex Graham – pincushion beardtongue, littleflower penstemon
	Species	Penstemon pruinosus Douglas ex Lindl. – Chilean beardtongue, Chelan beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pseudoputus (Crosswh.) N.H. Holmgren – Kaibab Plateau beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pseudospectabilis M.E. Jones – desert penstemon
	Species	Penstemon pudicus Reveal & Beatley – bashful penstemon, Kawich Range beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon pumilus Nutt. – Salmon River beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon purpusii Brandegee – Snow Mountain beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon putus A. Nelson – Black River beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon radicosus A. Nelson – matroot penstemon
	Species	Penstemon rattanii A. Gray – Rattan's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon retrorsus Payson ex Pennell – Adobe Hills beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon rhizomatosus N.H. Holmgren – Scheel Creek beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon richardsonii Douglas ex Lindl. – cutleaf beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon roezlii Regel – Roezl's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon rostriflorus Kellogg – Bridges' penstemon, beaked beardtongue, beakflower penstemon
	Species	Penstemon rubicundus D.D. Keck – Wassuck penstemon, Wassuk Range beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon rupicola (Piper) Howell – cliff beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon rydbergii A. Nelson – meadow beardtongue, Rydberg's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon saxosorum Pennell – upland beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon scapoides D.D. Keck – pinyon beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon scariosus Pennell – White River beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon secundiflorus Benth. – sidebells penstemon
	Species	Penstemon seorsus (A. Nelson) D.D. Keck – shortlobe penstemon
	Species	Penstemon sepalulus A. Nelson – littlecup beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon serrulatus Menzies ex Rees – serrulate penstemon
	Species	Penstemon smallii A. Heller – Small's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon spatulatus Pennell – Wallowa beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon speciosus Douglas ex Lindl. – prairie-clover, royal penstemon
	Species	Penstemon spectabilis Thurb. ex A. Gray – showy penstemon
	Species	Penstemon stenophyllus A. Gray – Sonoran beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon stephensii Brandegee – Stephens' penstemon, Stephens' beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon strictiformis Rydb. – stiff penstemon, Mancos penstemon
	Species	Penstemon strictus Benth. – Rocky Mountain beardtongue, Rocky Mountain penstemon
	Species	Penstemon subglaber Rydb. – smooth penstemon
	Species	Penstemon subserratus Pennell – finetooth beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon subulatus M.E. Jones – hackberry beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon sudans M.E. Jones – Susanville beardtongue, Susanville penstemon
	Species	Penstemon superbus A. Nelson – superb beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell – eastern whiteflower beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon tenuis Small – sharpsepal beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon teucrioides Greene – germander beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon thompsoniae (A. Gray) Rydb. – Thompson's penstemon, Thompson's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon thurberi Torr. – Thurber's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon tidestromii Pennell – Tidestrom's beardtongue, Tidestrom beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon tiehmii N.H. Holmgren – Tiehm's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon tracyi D.D. Keck – Trinity penstemon, Tracy beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon triflorus A. Heller – Heller's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon triphyllus Douglas ex Lindl. – Riggin's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon tubiflorus Nutt. – white wand beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon tusharensis N.H. Holmgren – Tushar Range beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon uintahensis Pennell – Uinta Mountain beardtongue, Uintah beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon utahensis Eastw. – Utah penstemon
	Species	Penstemon venustus Douglas ex Lindl. – Venus penstemon
	Species	Penstemon versicolor Pennell – variable-color beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon virens Pennell ex Rydb. – Front Range beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon virgatus A. Gray – upright blue beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon wardii A. Gray – Ward's beardtongue, Ward beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon washingtonensis D.D. Keck – Washington beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon watsonii A. Gray – Watson's beardtongue, Watson's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon whippleanus A. Gray – dark beardtongue, Whipple's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon wilcoxii Rydb. – Wilcox's penstemon
	Species	Penstemon wrightii Hook. – Wright's beardtongue
	Species	Penstemon yampaensis Penland – Yampa beardtongue

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	Source:	ITIS*^ca, website (version 2002)
	Acquired:	2003
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	Reference for:	penstémons[French]

	Source:	Lamiales of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Penstemon

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
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	Reference for:	Penstemon

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Penstemon

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Penstemon

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