Species Identification
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| Attribute | The current selection is Penstemon_australis |
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| Classification | Penstemon
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| General | Southern Penstemon
Blooms: Late March to June. |
| Anther | Exserted from orifice, but hidden in upper lip, spreading widely, opening narrowly. |
| Staminode | Densely golden bearded most of length with tuft at tip, exserted from orifice. |
| Leaves | Toothed basal leaves lanceolate, 5 cm (2”) long & ¼ as wide, stemless toothed upper leaves 1 dm (4”) & 1/7 as wide, or vary to 2 dm (8”) long and 1/5 as wide. |
| Stems | 4-6 dm (16-24”) tall, up to a dozen stems, profuse bloomer. |
| Inflorescense | Cyme: 2-6 cm (3/4-2 ¼”) long, 2-5 flowered, in narrow panicles. |
| Corolla | Small, 15-20 mm (1/2-3/4”) long, white, pink-lavender, pink-purple, or red-purple, tubular, expanded narrowly; mouth opens narrowly with small lips, lower lips white, projecting with guidelines joined at outer ends. |
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| Calyx | 4-5 mm (<1/4”) long; sepals oblong with sharp tip. |
| Habitat | Sandy soil, in coastal pine barrens at low elevations; inland leaves are braoder. |
| Range | FL, Alabama north into Virginia, and ne to VT. |
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