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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory

Species Details

Penstemon scapoides

pinyon beardtongue

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  Classification

Scientific Name:
Penstemon scapoides Keck
Common Name:
pinyon beardtongue
Family: Plantaginaceae
Element Code: PDSCR1L5J0
USDA Plants Symbol: PESC2
Synonyms/Other Names:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S3
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-06-08

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Jul
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Elevation:
2000 - 3200 meters
6560 - 10500 feet
General Habitats:
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Pinyon and juniper woodland
  • Subalpine coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Carbonate
  • Rocky

  Notes

Notes:
Potentially threatened by mining. See University of California Publications in Botany 16:379 (1932) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

  Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 0
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 0 0 %
THREAT LIST:

  Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 0
Recent <=20 Years 0
Presence:
Presumed Extant 0
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

  Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Cerro Gordo Peak (3611757), Cowhorn Valley (3711821), Crooked Creek (3711841), Grapevine Peak (3611782), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Mazourka Peak (3611881), Tinemaha Reservoir (3711812), Waucoba Canyon (3611788), Waucoba Mtn. (3711811), Waucoba Spring (3711718), Westgard Pass (3711832)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 18 November 2024].