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Rocky Mountain Penstemon

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This perennial herb is also known as: Penstemon strictus benth, strict beardtongue, and Toadflax beardtongue. Linked to Figwort Family, which is defined by Dictionary.com (2014) the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs. Belonging to the plant kingdom, due to being a vascular plant, that contains seeds for reproduction and it is also a flowering plant, which blooms in May and June with bloom colors of Blue and Purple flowers. Usually growing between 1-3ft, not requiring much light. Rocky Mountain Penstemon is native to the United States and has found a home in the following states, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Given plant symbol PEST2 by the United States Department of Agriculture. (2014) This perennial herb has adapted best in well-drained rocky and sandy soils that are weakly acidic to alkaline. It requires very low amounts of water in order to sustain. It can also withstand very cold weather conditions. The Life Cycle of Angiosperm is monoecism plant that produces both male and female gametophytes, which allow them to carry out double fertilization. This process starts with sporophyte generation where flowers are producing spores, which grow into small gametophytes. The haploid gametophytes are the ones producing new generation and are identified as male pollen grains, and the female gametophyte that lies within the ovule. This is the process that is known as double fertilization. The male gametophyte produces two sperm cells within the female gametophyte. Once the cells are fertilized one of them becomes a zygote, eventually developing into an embryo or a new sporophyte. The second cell becomes a triploid tissue that carries nutrients to feed the growing embryo. Explained by Sinauer Associates (2008). Sexual reproduction of both Haploid Gametophyte, which is defined by Dictionary.com (2014) as a cell having only one complete set of chromosomes, ordinaril

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