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Penstemon smallii A.Heller

Protologue Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21(1): 25. 1894 [25 Jan 1894]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 070.jpg

Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 071.jpg

Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 071.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 072.jpg

Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 072.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 073.jpg

Penstemon smallii--DE. Mt. Cuba Center. 24 Jun 03. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (35).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (35).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (42).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (40).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (47).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (41).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (41).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (51).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (51).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (44).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (37).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (37).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (53).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (53).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (32).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (50).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (50).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (49).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (49).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (46).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (46).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (33).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (39).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (45).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (36).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (36).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (43).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (52).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (52).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (38).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (38).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (48).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (34).JPG

Penstemon smallii, Davidson, C 13013--North Carolina. Madison Co. French Broad R., E of Paint Rock. DSC05732 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 24, 2003

Location

United States, Delaware (Mt. Cuba Center)

Location Remarks

905 Old Wilmington Rd.., Hockessin

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 13013

May 15, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Madison (Hot Springs)

35.943333, -82.896111

Location Remarks

Pisgah National Forest. Along French Broad River just E of the Tennessee state line and E of Paint Rock. 387 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Penstemon

Specific Epithet

smallii

Authorship

A.Heller

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#280,824 of 335,497

Top 84%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →