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Penstemon digitalis
tall white beard-tongue
Catoctin Mountain Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		tall white beard-tongue
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Plantaginaceae, Genus Penstemon, Species Penstemon digitalis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S4S5
Evidence:		1 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	11/25/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/22/2025 5:33:01 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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