Penstemon hirsutus

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Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.

Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Chelone hirsuta in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 611 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.

original Latin description
Chelone caule foliisque hirsutis.

English translation
Chelone with stem and leaves hirsute.

English translation with commentary

Chelone Chelone

with stem caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis

and leaves foliisque = ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i + -que (and)

hirsute. hirsutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective hirsutus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis

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Chelone	Chelone
with stem	caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis
and leaves	foliisque = ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i + -que (and)
hirsute.	hirsutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective hirsutus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis