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'''''Penstemon hirsutus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Plantaginaceae|plantain family]] known by the common name '''hairy beard-tongue'''.<ref name=ROM>Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.</ref> It is native to the eastern Canada and the United States.
'''''Penstemon hirsutus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Plantaginaceae|plantain family]] known by the common name '''hairy beard-tongue'''.<ref name=ROM>Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.</ref> It is native to eastern Canada and United States.


This [[Perennial plant|perennial]] species has hairy stems up to 90 centimetres tall, hence its species name, ''hirsutus''. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.<ref name=ROM/>
This [[Perennial plant|perennial]] species has hairy stems up to 90 centimetres tall, hence its species name, ''hirsutus''. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.<ref name=ROM/>

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Penstemon hirsutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species:
P. hirsutus
Binomial name
Penstemon hirsutus
(L.) Willd.

Penstemon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name hairy beard-tongue.[1] It is native to eastern Canada and United States.

This perennial species has hairy stems up to 90 centimetres tall, hence its species name, hirsutus. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.[1]

This species of Penstemon is found in dry alvars, prairies, savannas, and old fields.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.