Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2012).
Hairy Beardtongue in Washington Co., Maryland (5/16/2015).
Hairy Beardtongue in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/13/2017).
Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (5/25/2018).
Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2015).
Hairy Beardtongue in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/31/2016).
Hairy Beardtongue in Howard Co., Maryland (5/15/2015).
Hairy Beardtongue in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017).
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Note whether the throat is open or closed. In Hairy Beardtongue, the lower lip is raised up and blocks the opening of the throat. (A bee would need to pry its way in). In Eastern Gray Beardtongue, the lower lip is down and the throat is open. (A bee could fly right in.) (J. Stasz, pers. comm.).
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Hairy Beardtongue in Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014).
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Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/26/2012).
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Fritz Flohr Reynolds.
Hairy Beardtongue in Washington Co., Maryland (5/16/2015).
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Jim Stasz.
Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/31/1981).
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Hairy Beardtongue in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/13/2017).
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Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Washington Co., Maryland (5/25/2018).
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Rick Borchelt.
Hairy Beardtongue blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2015).
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Jim Wilkinson.
Hairy Beardtongue in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/31/2016).
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Hairy Beardtongue in Howard Co., Maryland (5/15/2015).
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Hairy Beardtongue in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Penstemon hirsutus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. hirsutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.
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Penstemon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name hairy beard-tongue.[1] It is native to southern Quebec and Ontario[2], as well as the eastern United States including Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine[3].
This perennial species has hairy stems up to 90 centimetres tall, hence its species name, hirsutus. The leaves are opposite, stalkless, and lancelate.[1]
This species of Penstemon is found in dry alvars, prairies, savannas, and old fields.[1]
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- ^ a b c Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 332.
- ^ Peterson, Roger Tory; McKenny, Margaret (1968). Peterson Field Guide to Wildflowers of Northeastern and North-central North America. PETERSON FIELD GUIDES. ISBN 978-0-395-91172-3.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-26.