PLANTS Profile for Penstemon gracilis var. gracilis (lilac penstemon)

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PLANTS Profile

Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis
lilac penstemon

Symbol:

PEGRG3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

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Synonyms:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

PEGL21

Penstemon glaucus Graham

Distribution:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis


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USA (CO, IA, IN, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, SD, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 249 species in Penstemon, 2 varieties in Penstemon gracilis Nutt.

Classification:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus	Penstemon Schmidel – beardtongue
Species	Penstemon gracilis Nutt. – lilac penstemon
Variety	Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis – lilac penstemon

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

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Iowa:
Penstemon gracilis
slender beardtongue		Threatened
Michigan:
Penstemon gracilis
slender beard-tongue		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

Penstemon gracilis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

FACU-

UPL*

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. var. gracilis

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33910.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 04:38 AM CDT