Species Details

Penstemon tracyi

Tracy's beardtongue

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Classification

Scientific Name: Penstemon tracyi Keck
Common Name: Tracy's beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1L6A0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PETR
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_USDA; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
1980 - 2210 meters
6495 - 7250 feet

General Habitats:

Upper montane coniferous forest (rocky)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Known from fewer than ten occurrences. See American Midland Naturalist 23:603-605 (1940) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	38 %
Other	2	25%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	12%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					8
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	2	0	0	0	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	2
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	8
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Caribou Lake (4112218), Dedrick (4012371), Rush Creek Lakes (4012278), Thompson Peak (4112311), Thurston Peaks (4012382)

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

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile