Penstemon murrayanus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name scarlet beardtongue. It is endemic to Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas in the United States.[2] The specific name murrayanuss honors Johann Andreas Murray, a Swedish botanist, and the common name "scarlet beardtongue" references the plant's scarlet flowers.[3]
Penstemon murrayanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Penstemon |
Species: | P. murrayanus
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Binomial name | |
Penstemon murrayanus |
References
edit- ^ "Penstemon murrayanus". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Penstemon murrayanus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Amanda Neill, ed. (2005). A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains (illustrated ed.). TCU Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780875653099.