| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd. sect. Penstemon |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 227 (1800) |
| Native Range | se. Canada to nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 10-200m |
| Description | hirsute, leaves lanceolate or ovate, the basal sparsely dentate, flowers crowded in dense panicle, tubular, staminodium densely barbate |
| Size | 30-80cm |
| Color | pale whitish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bartramia concinna Salisb. Chelone hirsuta L. Chelone pubescens (Aiton) J.Parn. Penstemon amplexicaulis Moench Penstemon digitalis var. pubescens (Aiton) Trautv. Penstemon hirsutus f. albiflorus Farw. Penstemon hirsutus f. minimus Benn. Penstemon hirsutus f. pygmaeus Benn. Penstemon latifolius Hoffmanns. Penstemon longifolius Scheele Penstemon mackayanus Knowles & Westc. Penstemon pubescens Aiton Penstemon pubescens var. angustifolius Aiton Penstemon pubescens var. latifolius Aiton |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |
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