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Penstemon hirsutus
hairy beardtongue
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
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:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Bluestone National Scenic River
Catoctin Mountain Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	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	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:	5/25/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 2:42:04 AM

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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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