slender beardtongue
(Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | UPL - Obligate upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | UPL - Obligate upland |
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Description |
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Height |
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8″ to 24″ |
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Flower Color |
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Pale purple |
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Habitat |
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Dry. Prairies, woods. Full to partial sun. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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May to September |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Lamiales (mints, plantains, olives, and allies) | ||
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Plantaginaceae (plantain) | ||
| Tribe | Cheloneae | ||
| Genus | Penstemon (beardtongue) | ||
| Species | Penstemon gracilis (lilac penstemon) | ||
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Penstemon glaucus Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis Penstemon gracilis ssp. wisconsinensis Penstemon gracilis var. wisconsinensis Penstemon wisconsinensis |
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Common Names |
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lilac beardtongue lilac penstemon slender beard-tongue slender beardtongue slender penstemon |
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| Bill Reynolds 6/24/2017 |
Location: Pennington Co MN |
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