The image depicts a close-up of two **Beardtongue** (Penstemon secundiflorus) flowers against a dark background. The flowers are set against each other on what appears to be a green stem.
Each flower has five petals that are a vibrant purple hue, with the top petal slightly larger than the bottom four. The center of the flowers is marked by a yellow and white patch surrounded by deep purple hairs, which may give them their name.
The image was captured in New Mexico, near Los Alamos, on May 25th, 2008. – AI vision
La lengua de la barba (Penstemon secundiflorus) florece al norte del Cañón Capulin en el Monumento Nacional Bandelier. Nuevo México, cerca de Los Alamos, 25 de mayo de 2008. La imagen muestra un primer plano de dos flores **Lengua de la barba** (Penstemon secundiflorus) contra un fondo oscuro. Las flores están juntas en lo que parece ser un tallo verde. Cada flor tiene cinco pétalos de un tono morado vibrante, con el pétalo superior ligeramente más grande que los cuatro inferiores. El centro de las flores está marcado por una mancha amarilla y blanca rodeada por pelos morados oscuros, lo que puede darles su nombre. La imagen fue capturada en Nuevo México, cerca de Los Alamos, el 25 de mayo de 2008. – Spanish translation
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