Taxon Report

Penstemon cinicola Keck

ash beardtongue

Print Report

Keir Morse 2010

Taxon Summary

Penstemon cinicola, commonly known as ash beardtongue, is a perennial herb in the Plantaginaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, and Upper montane coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 730 to 2685 meters. Penstemon cinicola is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Penstemon cinicola Keck
Common Name:	ash beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1L1B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PECI2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun-Aug(Sep)	Jun-Aug(Sep)
Elevation:	730-2685 (2395-8810)
General Habitats:	Lower montane coniferous forest, Meadows and seeps, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky (sometimes), Sandy (sometimes), Volcanic
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Mono (MNO), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bogard Buttes (4012152), Champs Flat (4012068), Chimney Rock (4112356), Dexter Canyon (3711877), Grass Lake (4112262), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Medicine Lake (4112155), Perez (4112163), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Prospect Peak (4012153), Red Cinder (4012142), Swain Mountain (4012141), Swains Hole (4012163), West Prospect Peak (4012154)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Possibly threatened by logging, grazing, foot traffic, and trail maintenance. See Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication 520:294 (1940) for original description.
Threats:

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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 12 February 2025].