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'''''Penstemon hirsutus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Plantaginaceae|plantain family]] known by the common name '''hairy beard-tongue'''<ref name=ROM>Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.</ref> It is native to the eastern Canada and the United States.
'''''Penstemon hirsutus''''' is a species of flowering plant in the [[Plantaginaceae|plantain family]] known by the common name '''hairy beard-tongue'''.<ref name=ROM>Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.</ref> It is native to the eastern Canada and the United States.


This [[Perennial plant|perennial]] species has hairy stems up to 90 centimeters tall, hence its species name, ''hirsute''. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.<ref name=ROM/>
This [[Perennial plant|perennial]] species has hairy stems up to 90 centimetres tall, hence its species name, ''hirsute''. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.<ref name=ROM/>


This species of ''[[Penstemon]]'' is found in dry [[alvar]]s, [[prairies]], [[savanna]]s, and old fields.<ref name=ROM/>
This species of ''[[Penstemon]]'' is found in dry [[alvar]]s, [[prairies]], [[savanna]]s, and old fields.<ref name=ROM/>

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Penstemon hirsutus
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P. hirsutus
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Penstemon hirsutus
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Penstemon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name hairy beard-tongue.[1] It is native to the eastern Canada and the United States.

This perennial species has hairy stems up to 90 centimetres tall, hence its species name, hirsute. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.[1]

This species of Penstemon is found in dry alvars, prairies, savannas, and old fields.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.