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Penstemon hirsutus
Beard-tongue
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Beard-tongue
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NJ: S4; PA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	4/9/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 6:48:06 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

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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