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Penstemon Schmidel

This genus name was first published in Icon. Pl. , ed. Keller, 1: 2 (1763)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000028548.

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Synonyms of Penstemon

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Apentostera Raf. New Fl. 2: 72 (1837) wfo-4000002594
Dasanthera Raf. J. Phys. Chim. Hist. Nat. Arts 89: 99 (1819) wfo-4000010794
Elmigera Rchb. ex Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 299 (1840) wfo-4000013241
Leiostemon Raf. Neogenyton : 2 (1825) wfo-4000020943
Lepteiris Raf. New Fl. 2: 73 (1837) wfo-4000021206
Bartramia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 99 (1796) wfo-4001303486

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Penstemon:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon aboriginium M.E.Jones – wfo-0001350143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon aboriginum M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 14: 35 (1912) wfo-0000477048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon acuminatus f. roseus Cockerell Nat. Notes 2: 126 (1891) wfo-0001324128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon acuminatus var. latebracteatus N.H.Holmgren Brittonia 31: 232, fig. 1979 wfo-0001395327
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon acuminatus var. minor Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 97 (1838) wfo-0001395328
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon adamsianus Howell Fl. N.W. Amer. : 511 (1901) wfo-0000477047
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon albifloris England Great Basin Naturalist 42: 367. 1982 wfo-0000477036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon albrightii A.Nelson Bot. Gaz. 65: 69. 1918 — wfo-0000477040
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon albrightii A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr. Bot. Gaz. 65: 69 (1918) wfo-0000475433
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon alsinoides Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 162 (1906) wfo-0000477037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon amabilis G.N.Jones Res. Stud. State Coll. Wash. 2: 126 (1930 publ. 1931) wfo-0000475068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon apateticus f. triphyllus (A.Dietr.) Straw Bol. Soc. Bot. México 24: 44. 1959 wfo-0001324985
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon auricomus A.Nelson Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 688 (1909) wfo-0000477042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon auricomus A.Nelson ex Rydb. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 688. 1909 wfo-0000475410
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon bachimbensis Straw – — wfo-0001261290
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon brevis A.Nelson Bot. Gaz. 54: 417 (1912) wfo-0000477010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon brittonoruro Pennell ex Peattie J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 45: 276 1930 — wfo-0000475037
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon bryantiae D.D.Keck Amer. Midl. Naturalist 18: 820 (1937) wfo-0001136972
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon caeruleus Bailly not _stated. wfo-0000475428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon caespitosus subsp. desertipicti A.Nelson – wfo-0001367222
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon calcareus M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 12: 60 (1908) wfo-1200039606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon campanulatus var. angustiflorus Loes. Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 562. 1894 wfo-0001395339
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon chelonoides L. Pl. Surin. 6. 1775 [23 Jun 1775] wfo-0001351297
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon chionophilus Greene Leaflets Bot. Obs. i. 161 (1906). wfo-0000475421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon chionophilus Greene ex C.F.Baker Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 161 (1906) wfo-0000477002
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon cinerascens Greene ex C.F.Baker West Amer. Pl. [1]: 18. 1902 as Pentstemon; as Pentstemon; Leaflets Bot. Obs. & Crit. 1: 161. 1906 wfo-0000476995
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon coeruleus Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 2: 52. 1818 [14 Jul 1818] wfo-0000475426
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon colvillii C.Huber Nursery Cat. (Charles Huber Bros. and Co.) 1868(Cat. Graines): 5 (1868) wfo-0000475031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon compactus Wemyss ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 727 (1862) — wfo-1200039867
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon confertus var. nanus Hook. J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 300 (1841) wfo-0001395345
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon confertus var. ochroleucus Trautv. Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 5: 344 (1839) wfo-0001395346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon crassifolius Shuttlew. ex Benth. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 10: 327. 1846 [8 Apr 1846] wfo-0000475483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon cyananthus subsp. compactus D.D.Keck Amer. Midl. Naturalist 23: 615 (1940) wfo-0001367616
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon cyanathus var. subglaber (Gray) N.H.Holmgren – wfo-0001392348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon cynanthus subsp. subglaber (Gray) Pennell – wfo-0001367003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon digitalis var. laevigatus (Aiton) Trautv. – wfo-0001391500
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon digitalis var. multiflorus (Benth.) Chapm. Fl. South. U.S. 290. 1860 [14 Aug 1860] wfo-0001391617
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon dimorphus Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 463 (1891) wfo-0000477014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon edithae English Natl. Hort. Mag. 26: 108 (1947) wfo-0000475042
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon erianthera Fraser ex Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 2: 52. 1814 [14 Jul 1814] wfo-0000475493
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon eriantherus var. saliens Pennell Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 343. 1920 — wfo-0001395357
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon fruticosus Bosse Vollst. Handb. Bl.-Gärtn. , ed. 2, 3: 81 (1842) — wfo-1200039939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon glaberrimus Bevis ex W.H.Baxter Hort. Brit. , Suppl. 2: 654 (1839) wfo-0000475487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon glabratus Reider Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 11: 109 1835 wfo-1000075870
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon gloxinioides Purdy Perennial Pl. from all over the World 1927-1928: 39 (1927) wfo-0001136592
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon gracilis f. scoggansii B.Boivin Phytologia 22: 331. 1972 wfo-0001324136
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon hybridus Voss Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 767, in syn. 1895 wfo-0000475101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon interruptus Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 163 (1906) wfo-0000476806
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon laevigatus var. angustus R.W.Benn. – wfo-0001397674
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon lobbianus H.Low ex Bushell Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 659 (1861) — wfo-1000048536
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon macewani Paxton Paxton's Mag. Bot. 13: 174 (1848) — wfo-0000475478
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon macewanii Paxton – — wfo-1000059290
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon menziesii var. davidsonii (Greene) Piper – wfo-0001276363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon mexicanus Hort.Angl. ex A.Cels Ann. Fl. Pomone ser. 2, 2: 221 1844 wfo-1200068034
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon oregonensis A.Murray bis Circ. Oreg. Comm. 2. wfo-0000475278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon parishii Davidson Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 141 (1902) wfo-1200039601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon princeps J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 727 (1862) — wfo-1000048528
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon procerus f. genuiculatus (Greene) L.Clark Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 9: 325 1921 — wfo-0001281670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon retrorsoides Crosswh. – — wfo-0001220467
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis (England) N.H.Holmgren Intermount. Fl. [Cronquist et al.] 4: 442. 1984 wfo-0001397646
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon scariosus var. jolynniae M.R.Stevens & R.L.Johnson Monogr. W. N. Amer. Naturalist 14: 57. 2022 [7 Dec 2022] [epublished] wfo-1200029730
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon spathulatus Eastw. ex C.F.Baker West Amer. Pl. 3: 9 (1904) wfo-0000476796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon themisteri Bailly Fl. Pleine Terre (ed. 2) 657. 1866 — wfo-0000475088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon thompsoniae var. jaegeri (D.D.Keck) Tiehm J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 17(1): 26 2023 wfo-1200067891
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon torreyi Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1860: 40 (1860) wfo-1200039600
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Penstemon virgatus subsp. arizonicus (A.Gray) D.D.Keck J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 29: 491. 1939 — wfo-0001367676