Penstemon laevigatus, the eastern smooth beardtongue, is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are borne in summer. Its native range includes much of the Eastern United States, from Maine to Michigan and Georgia to Mississippi. It can grow in either sunny or shady conditions.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Eastern smooth beardtongue being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Penstemon calycosus
- Penstemon alluviorum
- Penstemon arkansanus
- Penstemon canescens
- Penstemon brevisepalus
- Penstemon digitalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Penstemon
- Species
- Penstemon laevigatus
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