HyperDic: genus_penstemon

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Penstemon:
NOUNplantgenus Penstemon, Penstemonlarge genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers
English > genus Penstemon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America.
SynonymPenstemon
Member ofScrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove familyA family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales
MembersDavidson's penstemon, Penstemon davidsoniimat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems
Jones' penstemon, Penstemon doliusLow plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems
Parry's penstemon, Penstemon parryiErect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters
Platte River penstemon, Penstemon cyananthusErect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems
Rydberg's penstemon, Penstemon rydbergiiplant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers
Whipple's penstemon, Penstemon whippleanuswine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems
balloon flower, scented penstemon, Penstemon palmerifragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems
cascade penstemon, Penstemon serrulatuswhorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems
golden-beard penstemon, Penstemon barbatusplant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
hot-rock penstemon, Penstemon deustusstems in clumps with cream-colored flowers
mountain pride, Penstemon newberryimat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems
narrow-leaf penstemon, Penstemon linarioidesplant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters
red shrubby penstemon, redwood penstemonLow branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches
rock penstemon, cliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicolaOne of the West's most beautiful wildflowers
scarlet bugler, Penstemon centranthifoliusplant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems
shrubby penstemon, lowbush penstemon, Penstemon fruticosusLow bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus penstemon, penstemon
Catalangenus penstemon, penstemon

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