Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Scrophulariaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems erect, usually several, 4–8 dm, glandular- puberulent in the infl, glabrous or often villous below; cauline lvs lanceolate to oblong, 5–12 cm, toothed or subentire, rounded or truncate at base; cal at anthesis 4–7 mm, at maturity more than half as long as the fr; cor 2–3 cm, the tube very slender, not widened distally, pale violet outside, pale-hairy inside but lacking purple lines, the mouth ± closed by the arched base of the lower lip, the lobes white. Dry woods and fields; Que. and Me. to Mich. and Wis., s. to Va. and Ky. May–July.

  • Common Names

    northeastern beard-tongue