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Short Sepaled Beardtongue

Penstemon brevisepalus

Short Sepaled Beardtongue
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
EC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon brevisepalus, commonly known as short-sepaled beardtongue, is an herbaceous plant in the plantain family. It is a perennial that produces pale lavender flowers in late spring.

It is native to the eastern United States, where it is restricted to the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Its natural habitat is acidic woodlands, prairies, and rock outcrops (typically sandstone or shale).

Where it grows

It grow in southwestern Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. It grows in relatively dry, rocky Oak–hickory forests and also at the edges of woodlands. It may also be found growing in roadcuts and along bluffs. They are found at elevations over 200 meters (660 ft) up to 700 m (2,300 ft).

Other Penstemon plants

Firleaf beardtongue · Stemless beardtongue · Sharpleaf penstemon · Los Alamos beardtongue · Alberta beardtongue · White penstemon · White River Beardtongue · Whitemargin beardtongue · Gilia beardtongue · Penstemon angelicus · Siskiyou beardtongue · Broadbeard beardtongue

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon brevisepalus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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