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Penstemon Ambiguus
''Penstemon ambiguus'', commonly known as the bush penstemon, pink plains penstemon, or gilia beardtongue is a species of ''Penstemon'' that grows in the shortgrass prairies and deserts of the western United States and northern Mexico. This bush like penstemon grows in sandy, loose, and creosote soils and is particularly known for the spectacular flowering show it produces, sometime seasons turning whole hillsides bright pink–white. Description ''Penstemon ambiguus'' is a perennial, somewhat bushy species with stems that are woody at their base ( suffrutescent). The stems are generally 30–40 cm tall, but will sometimes be as short as 20 cm or as tall as 60 cm, and are either smooth or somewhat rough near the base. They have paired leaves that taper from base to the tip, most often 5–30 mm long and only 0.5–1 mm wide, but occasionally as wide as 2.5 mm and as short as 3 mm or as long as 40 mm. The edges of the leaves are either smoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Torrey
John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botany, botanist, chemist, and physician. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, focusing on the flora of North America. His most renowned works include studies of the New York flora, the Mexican Boundary, the Pacific railroad surveys, and the uncompleted ''Flora of North America''. Biography Torrey was born in New York City, the second child of Capt. William and Margaret (née Nichols) Torrey.Robbins, C. C. (1968). John Torrey (1796–1873), His Life & Times. ''Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club''. Vol. 95, No. Nov. 6–Dec. 1968, 515–645. Torrey Botanical Club, New York. He showed a fondness for mechanics, and at one time planned to become a machinist. When he was 15 or 16, his father received an appointment to the state prison at Greenwich Village, New York, where he was tutored by Amos Eaton, then a pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
