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Penstemon calycosus
Also called Long Sepal Beardtongue
Penstemon calycosus, commonly called long-sepal beardtongue, is a species of plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It is native to eastern North America, where it is native to the Upper South and Midwestern United States. It expanded its range into the northeast United States in the early 20th century. Its natural habitat is in open woodlands, prairies, and bluffs, often over limestone.
Penstemon calycosus is widespread in the eastern half United States and is also found in a small part of Canada. In the southeastern United States it is native to the District of Columbia, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Reports of it in Maryland are specifically listed as erroneous by Plants of the World Online. In the midwest it has been reported in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio. In the northeast it is native in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is an introduced species in New York state. In Canada it is only known from the province of Ontario. The botanist Francis W. Pennell reported that its range increased in the northeast during the early 20th century in central New York and the lower Connecticut Valley.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Penstemon calycosus 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.
