Penstemon laxiflorus
(Nodding Beardtongue)
Penstemon laxiflorus, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0207
Penstemon laxiflorus, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0215
Penstemon laxiflorus, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0199
Penstemon laxiflorus, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0200
Penstemon laxiflorus, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 0213
| Scientific Name | Penstemon laxiflorus (Penstemon australis ssp. laxiflorus) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PELA10 |
| Common Name | Nodding Beardtongue, Loose-flowered Penstemon | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 33934 |
| Family | Plantaginaceae (Plantain) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Pastures, prairies, open woodlands; sandy or gravelly soils. Plant: Erect to leaning perennial, 12 to 24 inches tall; very fine, minute hairs on stem, upper portion may be branched. Leaves: Narrowly-lanceolate, 1/1/4 to 3-1/2 inches long; teeth along edges, clasping. Inflorescence: Long-stalked widely-branched panicles of a few tubular flowers, each 3/4 to 1-1/4 inches long, white to pale-pink petals with lavender veins united at base with upper lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed; conspicuous, dense yellow hairs on staminode. Bloom Period: March to June. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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