Penstemon smallii A. Heller. Blue Ridge Beardtongue. Phen: May-Jun (-Jul); Jul-Aug. Hab: Woodlands, cliffs, glades, roadbanks. Dist: A Southern Appalachian endemic, distributed from nw. NC and ne. TN south to nw. SC, n. GA, and n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA17, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tn, W, Clements, Baskin, & Baskin (1998), Estes (2012), Pennell (1935)
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© Alan Cressler: Penstemon smallii, Bull Mountain, Blue Ridge Parkway, Buncombe County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source