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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Penstemon digitalis
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Foxglove Beardtongue at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Penstemon digitalis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Penstemon digitalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-14-005:
Penstemon digitalis FAMILY Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Penstemon digitalis
COMMON NAME:
Foxglove Beardtongue, Tall White Beardtongue, Smooth Beardtongue
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Will Stuart wil_8441965916_4561ce9196
May Durham County NC
Blomquist Gardens
The floral tube flares abruptly; the 4 functional anthers are dark brown, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
JK Marlow jkm160610_967
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Cauline leaves 6.5-21cm long, 1.7-4.6cm wide, apices subacuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm160610_972
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Capsule 8-12mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm160610_974
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Leaves glabrous, subcoriaeceous, denticulate to subentire, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm160610_980
June Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
Stem leaves tend to be widely spaced & at right angles to pair above & below, per www.minnesotawildflowers.info.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Penstemon digitalis
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Penstemon digitalis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Penstemon digitalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-14-005:
Penstemon digitalis
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Penstemon digitalis
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