Wildflower - Beardtongue

I was mowing a wildlife food plot at our cabin property today and noticed a tall white wildflower towering over the clover and grass in the field. As I made my first pass around the field with the mower I found this large concentration of the wildflower Beardtongue.



This wildflower is native to North America and is also known as Foxglove Beardtongue, Tall White Beardtongue, Mississippi Penstemon, Smooth White Beardtongue, Talus slope Beardtongue.



The common name of Beardtongue comes from the hairs that are found on the staminode, which looks like a tongue.



The tubular flowers of this plant attract long-tongued bees, such as honeybees and bumblebees.