| Scarlet Beard-Tongue |
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| File size | 653386 |
| Original date | 6/19/05 10:04 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 10.5mm |
| Exposure time | 1/181s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Penstemon hartwegii Family: Plantaginaceae (Isabgol family)
Synonyms: Penstemon puniceus, Penstemon giganteus
Synonyms: Penstemon puniceus, Penstemon giganteus
Scarlet Beard-Tongue is an evergreen plant that can
reach a height of 30-70 cm. This bushy plant has simple, narrow,
fleshy, mid-green leaves and racemes of bell-shaped bright-red, purple
or crimson flowers, up to 4 cm long, with white markings inside a wide
throat. Pairs of stalkless leaves arise opposite one another on
straight, stiff stems. The rounded-bottom blades bnear no indentations
along their margins, and no teeth. The plant blooms in summer and early
autumn. Scarlet Beard-Tongue is native to Mexico, cultivated worldwide.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in cultivation. |
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