Taxon:  Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Penstemon
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Cheloneae
Nomen number:
27264
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 3(1):227.  1800, nom. cons.
Comment:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.9 & App. IV)
  • based on Chelone hirsuta L., nom. cons.
Verified:
08/28/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Chelone hirsuta L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Barrie, F. R. & J. L. Reveal. 1995. (1201) Proposal to conserve the name Chelone hirsuta L. [=Penstemon hirsutus] (Scrophulariaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 44:637-638.
  4. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  5. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  6. Brummitt, R. K. 1998. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 47. Taxon 47:866-867. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  7. Clements, R. K. et al. 1998. The comparative biology of the two closely-related species Penstemon tenuiflorus Pennell and P. hirsutus (L.) Wiild. (Scrophulariaceae, section Graciles): I. Taxonomy and geographical distribution. Castanea 63:138-153.
  8. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  9. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  12. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  13. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  14. Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
  15. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishhairy beardtongue  1Seymour, F. 1969. The flora of New England.
Englishnortheastern beardtongue  1Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Swedishazurpenstemon  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.w.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginian. & w.Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.w.), Ontario (s.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia (n. & w.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  2. Browne, E. T. & R. Athey. 1992. Vascular plants of Kentucky: an annotated checklist
  3. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  4. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  5. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  6. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27264. Accessed 17 April 2026.