Penstemon canescens Britton

Eastern gray beardtongue (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Penstemon

Characteristics

Stems erect, often clustered, 4–8 dm, finely pubescent or hirsutulous with spreading hairs ca 0.5–1 mm, or occasionally only with minute, ± reflexed hairs; basal lvs broadly elliptic or ovate; cauline lvs mostly lance-ovate or ovate, sometimes narrower, usually sharply serrate, ± pubescent on both sides; cal 2–6.5 mm at anthesis; cor 2–3 cm, pale purple outside, white with fine violet lines inside, the throat moderately inflated. Cliffs and woods; Pa. to e. Tenn. and n. Ala., chiefly in the mts., but also w. to s. Ind. May, June. (P. brevisepalus)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 18 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Leaf

Penstemon canescens leaf picture by Mayfield Ellis (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Penstemon canescens flower picture by K Root (cc-by-sa)
Penstemon canescens flower picture by Ron Pitts (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Penstemon canescens world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187244-2
WFO ID wfo-0001136978
COL ID 76LG4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Penstemon canescens f. brittonorum Penstemon canescens f. canescens Penstemon brittoniorum Penstemon laevigatus var. canescens Penstemon canescens subsp. brittonorum Penstemon canescens