CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Penstemon stephensii

Common Name:	Stephens' beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSCR1L5W0
Full Name:	Penstemon stephensii Bdg.
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	PEST

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: usually carbonate, rocky. • Mojavean desert scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 28
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 2 1 1 0 23

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
16	12

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
28	0	0

Notes
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: 1160 - 1850 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Old Woman Statue (149C) 34115E2, Brown Buttes (151B) 34115F6, Fountain Peak (176A) 34115H5, Bighorn Basin (176C) 34115G6, Columbia Mtn. (200C) 35115A4, East of Kingston Peak (250A) 35115F7, Kingston Peak (250B) 35115F8, Horse Thief Springs (274C) 35115G8, Blackwater Mine (274D) 35115G7, North of Tecopa Pass (275A) 35116H1, Nopah Peak (298D) 36116A1

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

1238

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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