Penstemon alpinus information from NPGS/GRIN

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Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
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Taxon: Penstemon alpinus Torr.

Genus: Penstemon
Family: Plantaginaceae tribe: Cheloneae. Also placed in: Scrophulariaceae Veronicaceae
Nomen number: 27230
Place of publication: Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2:228. 1827 (Acct. pl. Rocky Mts.)
Name verified on: 17-Aug-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Jul-2011
Species priority site is: Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

vaxhatt (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish

Economic importance:

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Colorado
South-Central U.S.A.: United States - New Mexico [n.]

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
Harrington, H. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Penstemon alpinus.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Penstemon alpinus.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Penstemon alpinus.

Check other web resources for Penstemon alpinus Torr.:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?27230 (24 May 2013)

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