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noun
Large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America.
synonym: Penstemon.
is a specific kind of: asterid dicot genus.
has as a member: golden-beard penstemon, Penstemon barbatus | Penstemon centranthifolius, scarlet bugler | red shrubby penstemon, redwood penstemon | Penstemon cyananthus, Platte River penstemon | Davidson's penstemon, Penstemon davidsonii | hot-rock penstemon, Penstemon deustus | Jones' penstemon, Penstemon dolius | lowbush penstemon, Penstemon fruticosus, shrubby penstemon | narrow-leaf penstemon, Penstemon linarioides | mountain pride, Penstemon newberryi | balloon flower, Penstemon palmeri, scented penstemon | Parry's penstemon, Penstemon parryi | cliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicola, rock penstemon | Penstemon rydbergii, Rydberg's penstemon | cascade penstemon, Penstemon serrulatus | Penstemon whippleanus, Whipple's penstemon ... show more.
is a member of: family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae.
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