Penstemon canescens

Gray Beard-tongue, Eastern Gray Beard-tongue

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Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - July

The lower lobes of Gray Beard-tongue's corolla project beyond the upper lobes. Its corolla is violet-to-purple, with the corolla throat open. The lower leaves often have stem-like attachements to the stem (like many plantains), and the upper leaves are more often sessile.

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