Penstemon smallii

Classification	Dicots
Family	Plantaginaceae
Family (Traditional)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Penstemon
Species:	Penstemon smallii A. Heller
Common Name	Smalls Beardtongue
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; 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: Pink; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value
Status	Native; TN[S3] (State Rank); G3 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), DeKalb (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Loudon (TN), Marion (TN), Overton (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1911 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
ETSU006359	Carter	Tennessee	11 May 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194252	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194247	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194253	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
HTTU022711	Pickett	Tennessee			HTTU Penstemon smallii
ETSU006152	Greene	Tennessee	08 Jun 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Penstemon smallii
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	10 Jul 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Penstemon smallii
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	25 May 2018	Frosty Levy	ETSU Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194242	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194261	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194255	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194249	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
N/A		Tennessee	28 May 1911	J. R. Churchill	UCHT Penstemon smallii
UCHT026158	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 May 2018	Frosty Levy	ETSU Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194245	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194260	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194264	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194254	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
HTTU009591	Overton	Tennessee			HTTU Penstemon smallii
UCHT026160	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A	Washington	Tennessee	24 May 2014	Frosty Levy	ETSU Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth	UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A		Tennessee	28 May 1911	J. R. Churchill	UCHT Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194244	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194256	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
APSC0002230	Knox	Tennessee	24 May 1934	MBW 1036	APSC Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth	UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth 575	UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth	UCHT Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194265	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194263	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194258	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
UCHT026159	DeKalb	Tennessee			UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth 575	UCHT Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194251	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194250	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
APSC0002231	Polk	Tennessee	08 Jun 1939	P F Street 8338	APSC Penstemon smallii
ETSU027059	Carter	Tennessee	14 Jun 2018	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker 18128	ETSU Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth	UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A		Tennessee	28 May 1911	J. R. Churchill	UCHT Penstemon smallii
N/A	Knox	Tennessee		A. Ruth	UCHT Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194257	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194248	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194246	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
APSC0002229	Knox	Tennessee	20 May 1937	HW Rodeman S.N.	APSC Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194262	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194259	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
TENN-V-0194243	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Penstemon smallii
N/A		Tennessee	28 May 1911	J. R. Churchill	UCHT Penstemon smallii
ETSU024970	Unicoi	Tennessee			ETSU Penstemon smallii

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