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Photographer: Kathryn Kirk
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Penstemon gracilis Nutt. subsp. wisconsinensis (Pennell) Pennell
Wisconsin beard-tongue, Wisconsin penstemon
Penstemon: from the Greek pente, "five," and stemon, "stamen," for the fifth stamen, referring to the staminode, or just an allusion to the fact that it has five stamens
gracilis: thin, slender
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-24" tall forb; stems minutely hairy towards the bottom |
| Flower: | pale purple, 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" long, tubular, tube much longer than the lobes, open, flat throat, 5 stamens (1 infertile); inflorescence a cluster with upward-pointing branches; blooms June-July |
| Leaf: | softly hairy, basal rosette of stalked leaves, opposite stem leaves stalkless |
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