Definition of Penstemon barbatus

1. Noun. Plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip.

Exact synonyms: Golden-beard Penstemon
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Penstemon, Penstemon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penstemon Barbatus

Penny Black
Penny Blacks
Penobscot
Penobscot Bay
Penobscot River
Penobscots
Penrith
Penrose
Penrose drain
Penrose stairs
Penrose triangle
Penry
Pensacola
Penstemon
Penstemon barbatus (current term)
Penstemon centranthifolius
Penstemon cyananthus
Penstemon davidsonii
Penstemon deustus
Penstemon dolius
Penstemon fruticosus
Penstemon linarioides
Penstemon newberryi
Penstemon palmeri
Penstemon parryi
Penstemon rupicola
Penstemon rydbergii
Penstemon serrulatus
Penstemon whippleanus

Literary usage of Penstemon barbatus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1894)
"Observing it entering the tube flowers of Penstemon barbatus, I closed the mouth of the tube and prevented its egress. In two months we had caught three ..."

2. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"Chief of these are: Penstemon barbatus, abundant in Colorado, varying in color from flesh and pale-pink to carmine; ..."

3. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1860)
"A native of New Mexico and the northwestern part of Texas, nearly related to the old Penstemon barbatus of the gardens, and probably only a geographical ..."

4. Flower Gardening by Henry Sherman Adams (1913)
"... black markings Goliath scarlet Mrs. Perry salmon rose Many new rose, salmon and mulberry shades. Penstemon barbatus Torreyi Coral drops ..."

5. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, Nevada Historical Society (1880)
"Penstemon barbatus and P. argutus. The former has panicles of drooping, scarlet flowers, the latter a profusion of purple flowers. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Penstemon barbatus on Dictionary.com!Search for Penstemon barbatus on Thesaurus.com!Search for Penstemon barbatus on Google!Search for Penstemon barbatus on Wikipedia!

Search