Penstemon | Snapdragon Family | Scrophulariaceae |
May - July | Infrequent |
Description: From 2 to 4 feet tall, Leaves are long and slender tapering to a point, toothed, paired and stalkless. Flowers are clusters stalked raising in pairs from upper leaf axis. Flowers are tubular, 5 lobed, one of the stamens has tufted hairs hence the name "beard tongue. There are 8 different whitish species in are area making a difficult genus to identify. This is a genus of Fox Glove Bearded Tongue;DigitalisLocation: Fields, open woods
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