Penstemon tenuiflorus

Penstemon tenuiflorus, commonly known as eastern whiteflower beardtongue,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family. It is native only to a small area of the Southeastern United States, in the southern Interior Low Plateau and Black Belt of Alabama and Mississippi.[2] Its preferred habitat is limestone glades and woodlands.[3]

Penstemon tenuiflorus

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

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Penstemon tenuiflorus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. The Comparative Biology of the Two Closely-Related Species Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell and P. hirsutus (L.) Willd. (Scrophulariaceae, Section Graciles): IV. Effects of Shade, Drought, and Soil Type on Survival and Growth Richard K. Clements, Jerry M. Baskin and Carol C. Baskin Castanea, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Jun., 2002), pp. 177-187


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