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Penstemon pallidus Small
pale beardtongue

       
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Photo of Penstemon pallidus Small
Penstemon brevisepalus

©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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Penstemon pallidus Small

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Synonyms:
Penstemon pallidus Small

  PEARP Penstemon arkansanus Pennell var. pubescens Pennell
  PEBR10 Penstemon brevisepalus Pennell
 

Distribution:
Penstemon pallidus Small

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Penstemon pallidus Small

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon
 

Classification:
Penstemon pallidus Small

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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 pallidus Small – pale beardtongue
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Penstemon pallidus Small

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are 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.

Illinois:
Penstemon brevisepalus
short-sepaled beardstongue              Endangered
Ohio:
downy white beard-tongue              Threatened
 

Introduced Information:
Penstemon pallidus Small

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 pallidus Small

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 FACU FACU UPL NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon pallidus Small

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33967.

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.

 
 
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