Revision as of 10:07, 2 September 2018 by imported>Wbm1058(valid alternative spelling, per Penstemon#History: Linnaeus included it in his 1753 publication, as Chelone pentstemon, altering the spelling to better correspond to the notion that the name referred to the unusual fifth stamen (Greek "penta-", five). Mitchell's work was reprinted in 1769, continuing with his original spelling, and this was ultimately accepted as the official form, although Pentstemon continued in use into the 20th century.)