Penstemon azureus

Penstemon azureus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus: Penstemon
Subgenus: P. subg. Saccanthera
Sectio: P. sect. Saccanthera
Subsection: P. subsect. Saccanthera
Species:
Varietates: P. a. var. angustissimus – P. a. var. azureus

Name

Penstemon azureus Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 327 (1849).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Penstemon heterophyllus var. azureus (Benth.) Jeps., Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 917 (1925).
    • Penstemon azureus subsp. typicus D.D.Keck, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 16: 402 (1932), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Vernacular names

  • English: azure penstemon
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