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Eastern gray beardtongue

Penstemon canescens

Photo by drP
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Field Notes

Description:

This member of the snapdragon family gets its name from the hairy-looking stamen lying like a tongue in a mouth. Its a perennial and reaches a height of about one foot.

Habitat:

Edges of woods.

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Penstemon canescens

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