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Revision as of 10:51, 29 June 2016

Penstemon multiflorus
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Photo by Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Penstemon
Species: P. multiflorus
Binomial name
Penstemon multiflorus
Chapm. ex Benth.
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Natural range of Penstemon multiflorus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: manyflower beardtongue

Taxonomic notes

Description

Penstemon multiflorus is a perennial herbaceous species.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. multiflorus occurs in sandy or loamy soil, preferring areas with high light levels (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in oak-pine-palmetto flatwoods, cabbage palm hammocks, and open stands of longleaf pine and scrub oak (FSU Herbarium). It can also occur in disturbed areas, including slash pine plantations, firebreaks, and roadsides (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include sand oak, live oak, saw palmetto, longleaf pine, scrub oak, and slash pine (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering and fruiting have been observed in July and August (FSU Herbarium).

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by fire (FSU Herbarium).

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Rodie White, R. A. Norris, Robert K. Godfrey, M. Davis, and Cecil R Slaughter. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Columbia, Gadsden, Leon, Osceola, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady.