PLANTS Profile for Penstemon digitalis (talus slope penstemon)

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PLANTS Profile

Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims
talus slope penstemon

Symbol:

PEDI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Photo of Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

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Synonyms:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

	PELAD2	Penstemon laevigatus Aiton ssp. digitalis (Nutt. ex Sims) Benn.
	PELAA5	Penstemon laevigatus Aiton var. angulatus Benn.

Distribution:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon

Classification:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

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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 digitalis Nutt. ex Sims – talus slope penstemon

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Rhode Island:
tall white beard-tongue		Special Concern

Introduced Information:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

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More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33881.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 02:21 AM MDT