Taxon Report

Penstemon barnebyi N. Holmgren

Barneby's beardtongue

Print Report

Christopher L. Christie 2019

Classification


Scientific Name:	Penstemon barnebyi N. Holmgren
Common Name:	Barneby's beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1L0Q0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PEBA6
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May	May
Elevation:	1500-2500 (4920-8205)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Carbonate, Gravelly
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Juniper Mtn. (3711862)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Known in CA from only one occurrence along Busher Creek in the White Mtns. Possibly threatened by grazing. See Brittonia 31:226 (1979) for original description, and Madroño 35(2):164-165 (1988) for the CA record.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 7 January 2025].