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Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus) NATIVE, CRITICALLY IMPERILED (S1)-Growing in patches on a hillside (at the base of high ridges) by a dirt road clearing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2018.<br /> <br /> Stems, leaves (both sides), and flowers are ALL pubescent. Leaves appear glabrous at a distance, but a simple rub (or closeup view) proves otherwise! Very fuzzy! Some plants seem to exhibit more anther exertion than others. I had to scope/get a closer look at the hairs/pubescence (which were glandular for the most part with some occasional short eglandular ones). <br /> <br /> The flowers of Penstemon pallidus are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, carpenter bees, and mason bees. Its foliage is also choice food for moths with in the following genera: Elaphria, Sympistis, and Caloptilia.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60463/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html" title="Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/60463_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ZrmPVawYqH2AH2CLxl9UpQKkXt0%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus) NATIVE, CRITICALLY IMPERILED (S1)-Growing in patches on a hillside (at the base of high ridges) by a dirt road clearing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2018.<br /> <br /> Stems, leaves (both sides), and flowers are ALL pubescent. Leaves appear glabrous at a distance, but a simple rub (or closeup view) proves otherwise! Very fuzzy! Some plants seem to exhibit more anther exertion than others. I had to scope/get a closer look at the hairs/pubescence (which were glandular for the most part with some occasional short eglandular ones). <br /> <br /> The flowers of Penstemon pallidus are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, carpenter bees, and mason bees. Its foliage is also choice food for moths with in the following genera: Elaphria, Sympistis, and Caloptilia.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60461/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60464/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html Geotagged,Penstemon pallidus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60464/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html" title="Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/60464_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=BFO1U0Nh0CHpb28MftA%2FzP9PN2g%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus) NATIVE, CRITICALLY IMPERILED (S1)-Growing in patches on a hillside (at the base of high ridges) by a dirt road clearing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2018.<br /> <br /> Stems, leaves (both sides), and flowers are ALL pubescent. Leaves appear glabrous at a distance, but a simple rub (or closeup view) proves otherwise! Very fuzzy! Some plants seem to exhibit more anther exertion than others. I had to scope/get a closer look at the hairs/pubescence (which were glandular for the most part with some occasional short eglandular ones). <br /> <br /> The flowers of Penstemon pallidus are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, carpenter bees, and mason bees. Its foliage is also choice food for moths with in the following genera: Elaphria, Sympistis, and Caloptilia.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60461/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60463/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html Geotagged,Penstemon pallidus,Spring,beardtongue,flower,pale beardtongue,penstemon,wildflower,wildflowers" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Penstemon pallidus,Spring,United States,beardtongue,flower,pale beardtongue,penstemon,wildflower,wildflowers Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus)

NATIVE, CRITICALLY IMPERILED (S1)-Growing in patches on a hillside (at the base of high ridges) by a dirt road clearing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2018.

Stems, leaves (both sides), and flowers are ALL pubescent. Leaves appear glabrous at a distance, but a simple rub (or closeup view) proves otherwise! Very fuzzy! Some plants seem to exhibit more anther exertion than others. I had to scope/get a closer look at the hairs/pubescence (which were glandular for the most part with some occasional short eglandular ones).

The flowers of Penstemon pallidus are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, carpenter bees, and mason bees. Its foliage is also choice food for moths with in the following genera: Elaphria, Sympistis, and Caloptilia.

Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus) NATIVE, CRITICALLY IMPERILED (S1)-Growing in patches on a hillside (at the base of high ridges) by a dirt road clearing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2018.<br /> <br /> Stems, leaves (both sides), and flowers are ALL pubescent. Leaves appear glabrous at a distance, but a simple rub (or closeup view) proves otherwise! Very fuzzy! Some plants seem to exhibit more anther exertion than others. I had to scope/get a closer look at the hairs/pubescence (which were glandular for the most part with some occasional short eglandular ones). <br /> <br /> The flowers of Penstemon pallidus are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, carpenter bees, and mason bees. Its foliage is also choice food for moths with in the following genera: Elaphria, Sympistis, and Caloptilia.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60461/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60464/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html Geotagged,Penstemon pallidus,Spring,United States

Pale Beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus) NATIVE, CRITICALLY IMPERILED (S1)-Growing in patches on a hillside (at the base of high ridges) by a dirt road clearing in a dense mixed hardwood/coniferous forest in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. May 2018.<br /> <br /> Stems, leaves (both sides), and flowers are ALL pubescent. Leaves appear glabrous at a distance, but a simple rub (or closeup view) proves otherwise! Very fuzzy! Some plants seem to exhibit more anther exertion than others. I had to scope/get a closer look at the hairs/pubescence (which were glandular for the most part with some occasional short eglandular ones). <br /> <br /> The flowers of Penstemon pallidus are cross-pollinated by long-tongued bees, carpenter bees, and mason bees. Its foliage is also choice food for moths with in the following genera: Elaphria, Sympistis, and Caloptilia.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60461/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60463/pale_beardtongue_penstemon_pallidus.html Geotagged,Penstemon pallidus,Spring,beardtongue,flower,pale beardtongue,penstemon,wildflower,wildflowers

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The Pale beardtongue

''Penstemon pallidus'', the pale beardtongue, is a flower native to the eastern United States. It has been introduced to Canada.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded May 23, 2018. Captured May 8, 2018 05:47 in 169 Hopewell Church Rd, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/3.5
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm

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