The text discusses the scientific mystery surrounding Beardtongue flowers, which are part of the Penstemon genus. These flowers, including the New Mexico Beardtongue, Upright Blue Beardtongue, and red Beardtongues, are considered a species complex due to their close genetic relationship, challenging the traditional definition of a species.
We Thought We Knew Everything About Speciation—Then These Three Showed Up
Related Posts
Scientists Found a “Ghost” Lineage in the Human Genome Through Machine Learning
As we advance what we know about where we came from as a species, we slowly open up…
What’s a Lone Marsupial Doing In North America?
YouTube channel SciShow explains why the opossum, the only marsupial found in the Americas, is doing so far…
How did birds survive while dinosaurs went extinct?
It wasn’t flying that gave birds the advantage. Corey Ford/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images Chris Lituma, West Virginia…
When wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences
Smaller predators steer clear of wolves, but that brings them closer to people – and the dangers humans…
