Biology:Penstemon laevigatus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Penstemon laevigatus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. laevigatus
Binomial name
Penstemon laevigatus
Aiton

Penstemon laevigatus, the eastern smooth beardtongue,[1] is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are borne in summer.[2] Its native range includes much of the Eastern United States , from Maine to Michigan and Georgia to Mississippi.[2] It can grow in either sunny or shady conditions.[3]

References

  1. "Penstemon laevigatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PELA8. Retrieved 22 September 2015. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  3. Slattery, Britt E.; Kathryn Reshetiloff (2003). "Penstemon laevigatus". Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis, MD. http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/Chesapeake/plant/265.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7164866 entry