Penstemon laevigatus, the eastern smooth beardtongue,[1] is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are borne in summer.[2] Its native range includes much of the Eastern United States, from Maine to Michigan and Georgia to Mississippi.[2] It can grow in either sunny or shady conditions.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Penstemon |
| Species: | P. laevigatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Penstemon laevigatus Aiton
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- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Penstemon laevigatus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ a b Alan S. Weakley (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
- ^ Slattery, Britt E.; Kathryn Reshetiloff & Susan M. Zwicker (2003). "Penstemon laevigatus". Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping: Chesapeake Bay Watershed. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office, Annapolis, MD.
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