Penstemon tenuiflorus
Appearance
Penstemon tenuiflorus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Penstemon |
Species: | P. tenuiflorus
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Binomial name | |
Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Penstemon tenuiflorus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
- ^ 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