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Penstemon gracilis Nutt.
lilac penstemon

       
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Line Drawing of Penstemon gracilis Nutt.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 185. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

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Distribution:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

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USA (CO, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, SD, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis. .
Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis
lilac penstemon
Distribution of Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. wisconsinensis (Pennell) Fassett. .
Penstemon gracilis var. wisconsinensis
Wisconsin penstemon
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Classification:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

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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 gracilis Nutt. – lilac penstemon
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

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.

Iowa:
slender beardtongue              Threatened
Michigan:
slender beard-tongue              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU NO NO UPL FACU FACU- NO UPL* FACU UPL NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33909.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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

 
 
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