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Penstemon tenuiflorus

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Penstemon tenuiflorus

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. tenuiflorus
Binomial name
Penstemon tenuiflorus
Pennell

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

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Penstemon tenuiflorus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. ^ 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