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Penstemon Floridus
''Penstemon floridus '' is a species of flowering plant in the Plantaginaceae, plantain family known by the common names Panamint beardtongue and rose penstemon. It is native to the lower mountain and plateau areas of the Mojave Desert, within eastern California and southwestern Nevada. It grows in canyons, Arroyo (creek), arroyos, and sagebrush scrub. Description ''Penstemon floridus'' is a perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant, herb producing erect stems sometimes exceeding tall. The thick leaves are lance-shaped to oval, usually toothed and somewhat wavy, and arranged in pairs with bases clasping the Plant stem, stem. The glandular inflorescence produces showy flowers up to 3 centimeters long and tubular in shape with a wide throat becoming narrowed at the lipped mouth. The flowers are bright pink with a darker lining inside. Varieties There are two varieties of this species. * ''Penstemon floridus'' var. ''austinii'' — Austin's beardtongue, named for Stafford Wall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townshend Stith Brandegee
Townshend Stith Brandegee (February 16, 1843 – April 7, 1925) was an American botanist. He was an authority on the flora of Baja California and the Channel Islands of California. Early life Brandegee was born on February 16, 1843, in Berlin, Connecticut. From 1862 to 1864 he served in the Connecticut Artillery and later decided to become an engineer. He got his degree in engineering from Sheffield Scientific School but then pursued botany after he participated at some classes with Daniel Cady Eaton in Yale University. When he graduated from there, he became a county surveyor and city engineer at Canon City, Colorado where in free time he also collected certain species of plants. He was accustomed with John H. Redfield and Asa Gray the later of which suggested him to join Ferdinand V. Hayden's expedition to southwest Colorado and Utah where he will use his surveyor skills as well as botanical. He was hired as a railroad surveyor in both Arkansas and New Mexico and continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |