Penstemon alluviorum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyPlantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusPenstemon
Species:Penstemon alluviorum Pennell
Common NameLowland Beardtongue
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4S5] (State Rank); G4? (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Graves (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Blount (TN), Carroll (TN), Chester (TN), Shelby (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, TENN, UTM, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
MEM007610 Marshall Kentucky 01 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1773		 MEM
Penstemon alluviorum
APSC0118159 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Penstemon alluviorum
UTM01706 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Penstemon alluviorum
MEM003317 McCracken Kentucky 23 May 1969 Raymond Athey
632		 MEM
Penstemon alluviorum
TENN-V-0193859 Chester Tennessee
TENN
Penstemon alluviorum
APSC0056520 Marshall Kentucky 20 May 2014 Judy Redden
 APSC
Penstemon alluviorum
APSC0002301 Blount Tennessee 09 Jun 1939 Paul F. Street
 APSC
Penstemon alluviorum
31234100667888 Graves Kentucky 06 Jun 1984 Raymond Athey
4913		 EKY
Penstemon alluviorum
APSC0040532 Carroll Tennessee
APSC
Penstemon alluviorum
TENN-V-0193860 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Penstemon alluviorum
BRIT308618 Graves Kentucky
VDB
Penstemon alluviorum
APSC0056214 Chester Tennessee
APSC
Penstemon alluviorum
MEM006693 Calloway Kentucky 26 May 1973 Raymond Athey
2318		 MEM
Penstemon alluviorum
MEM012809 Carlisle Kentucky 21 May 1977 Raymond Athey
3708		 MEM
Penstemon alluviorum
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