CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Penstemon californicus

Common Name:	California beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSCR1L110
Full Name:	Penstemon californicus (Munz & Jtn.) Keck
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PECA6

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: sandy. • Chaparral • Lower montane coniferous forest • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G3? G3: Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 13
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 13

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
9	4

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
13	0	0

Notes

Known in CA from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by development, foot traffic, grazing, trampling, vegetation/fuels management, and vehicles. See Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 23:31 (1924) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-02-08

Location

Elevation: 1170 - 2300 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Baja California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Aguanga (049A) 33116D7, Toro Peak (065C) 33116E4, Palm View Peak (066A) 33116F5, Idyllwild (066B) 33116F6, Anza (066C) 33116E6, Butterfly Peak (066D) 33116E5, Blackburn Canyon (067A) 33116F7, Sage (067C) 33116E8, Black Star Canyon (087C) 33117G6

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1227

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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