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Penstemon laxiflorus Pennell. Common name: Nodding Beardtongue. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Dry sandy areas in woodlands and openings. Distribution: C. GA, FL Panhandle, and n. AL west to c. OK and c. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, FNA17, GrPl, K4, NcTx, S, Tx, Clements, Baskin, & Baskin (1998), Pennell (1935), (basionym); = n/a — RAB; = Penstemon australis Small ssp. laxiflorus (Pennell) Benn. — Bennett (1963); < Penstemon australis Small — WH3

Links to other floras: = Penstemon laxiflorus - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACU

Heliophily : 9

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