Penstemon grandiflorus

Penstemon grandiflorus, the large-flowered beardtongue or large beardtongue, is a perennial flowering plant endemic to the United States.[1][2] It is considered a synonym for Penstemon bradburyi by Plants of the World Online.[3][4]

Penstemon grandiflorus

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. grandiflorus
Binomial name
Penstemon grandiflorus
Synonyms

Penstemon bradburyi Pursh

The Lakota name for this plant is kimi'milia tawana'hca, butterfly flower. The Dakota people are recorded by the ethnographer Dilwyn J. Rogers as using the boiled root for chest pain.[5]

It is considered Endangered in Illinois.[6]

References

  1. "Penstemon grandiflorus". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Penstemon grandiflorus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. "Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt". International Plant Names Index. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. "Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. Kindscher, Kelly (1992). Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie : an Ethnobotanical Guide (1st ed.). Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. p. 267. ISBN 0700605274.
  6. "Checklist of Illinois Endangered and Threatened Animals and Plants" (PDF). Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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