PLANTS Profile for Penstemon tenuiflorus (eastern whiteflower beardtongue)

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Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell
eastern whiteflower beardtongue

Symbol:

PETE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Distribution:
Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell


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Related Taxa:
Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon

Classification:
Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus	Penstemon Schmidel – beardtongue
Species	Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell – eastern whiteflower beardtongue

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Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33780.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 06:07 AM MST