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Sharpsepal beardtongue

Penstemon tenuis

Also called Gulf Coast Penstemon, Sharp Sepal Beardtongue

Sharpsepal beardtongue
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Missouri to Mississippi and Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Penstemon tenuis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names sharpsepal beardtongue and gulf coast beardtongue. It is endemic to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas in the United States where it is found in open, damp areas in alluvial soil. It typically flowers from early April into early June.

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 tenuis 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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