Also known as Slender Beard-Tongue · Southeastern Beardtongue · Southern Beard-Tongue
Penstemon australis is a perennial herb native to the southeastern US, thriving in dry, sandy soils. It produces lavender to purple tubular flowers in spring.
Photos of Eustis Lake Beardtongue (Penstemon australis)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Lamiales |
| family | Plantaginaceae |
| genus | Penstemon |
| species | Penstemon australis |