Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Chelone hirsuta in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 611 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
today: The current name for this species is Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd.
original Latin description
Chelone caule foliisque hirsutis.
English translation
Chelone with stem and leaves hirsute.
English translation with commentary
| Chelone | Chelone |
| with stem | caule - ablative singular of third declension masculine noun caulis, caulis |
| and leaves | foliisque = ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i + -que (and) |
| hirsute. | hirsutis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective hirsutus, -a, -um; agrees with foliis |