CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Penstemon personatus

Common Name:	closed-throated beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSCR1L4Y0
Full Name:	Penstemon personatus Keck
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PEPE3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - October Habitat: metavolcanic. • Chaparral • Lower montane coniferous forest • Upper montane coniferous forest

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: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 23
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 5 0 0 0 13

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	12

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
23	0	0

Notes
Threatened by logging activities. Plumas NF has adopted species management guidelines. See Madroño 3(6):248-250 (1936) 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: 1065 - 2120 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Butte (BUT), Nevada (NEV), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Graniteville (556B) 39120D6, Sierra City (572C) 39120E6, Spring Garden (589A) 39120H7, Meadow Valley (590A) 39121H1, Bucks Lake (590B) 39121H2, Haskins Valley (590C) 39121G2, Dogwood Peak (590D) 39121G1, Kimshew Point (591B) 39121H4, Pulga (591C) 39121G4, Soapstone Hill (591D) 39121G3, Stirling City (592A) 39121H5, Crescent Mills (605C) 40120A8, Twain (606D) 40121A1

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

1235

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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