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Bartfaden-Penstemon

Die Bartfaden (Penstemon) sind eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Wegerichgewächse (Plantaginaceae). Mit über 250 Arten ist es eine sehr artenreiche Gattung, die von Nord- bis Zentralamerika weitverbreitet ist.

 

Penstemon, the beardtongues, is a large genus of roughly 250 species of flowering plants native mostly to the Nearctic, but with a few species also found in the North American portion of the Neotropics. It is the largest genus of flowering plants endemic to North America. while typically a long straight filament extending to the mouth of the corolla, some are longer and extremely hairy, giving the general appearance of an open mouth with a fuzzy tongue protruding and inspiring the common name beardtongue.

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Uploaded on November 7, 2019
Taken on October 27, 2019