NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Penstemon laevigatus [= Penstemon pentstemon]
Eastern Beardtongue, Smooth Beardtongue, Appalachian Beardtongue, Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
Scientific Name: |
Penstemon laevigatus [= Penstemon pentstemon] |
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Genus: |
Penstemon |
Species Epithet: |
laevigatus |
Common Name: |
Eastern Beardtongue, Smooth Beardtongue, Appalachian Beardtongue, Eastern Smooth Beardtongue |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Pink, Violet |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
May, June, July |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Low meadows, bottomlands, forest edges, hammocks. Nearly throughout NC, but absent from the northeastern part of the state, and only of scattered occurrence in the mountains. Common and widespread across essentially all of the Piedmont and the Coastal Plain, except very rare to absent east of Hertford, Bertie, Beaufort, and Carteret counties. In most of the southern half of the Coastal Plain and Sandhills, it is less numerous than P. australis and can be uncommon in some areas. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Opposite |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Highly Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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Will Stuart |
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Will Stuart |
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Will Stuart |
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