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New penstemons (scrophulariaceae) from the intermountain region

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Four new species,Penstemon janishiae,P. barnebyi,P. mucronatus andP. patricus, and three new varieties,P. dolius var.duchesnensis. P. angustifolius var. vernalensis andP. acuminatus var.latebracteatus, all from the Intermountain Region, are described, illustrated and mapped, and relationships with next of kin are discussed.

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Holmgren, N.H. New penstemons (scrophulariaceae) from the intermountain region. Brittonia 31, 217–242 (1979). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806178

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