Taxon Report

Penstemon pseudospectabilis M.E. Jones ssp. pseudospectabilis

desert beardtongue

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  Classification
Scientific Name:
 Penstemon pseudospectabilis M.E. Jones ssp. pseudospectabilis
Common Name:
 desert beardtongue
Family: Plantaginaceae
Element Code: PDSCR1L562
USDA Plants Symbol: PEPSP
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jan-May Jan-May
Elevation: 80-1935 (260-6350)
General Habitats: Mojavean desert scrub, Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat: Rocky (sometimes), Sandy (often), Washes (often)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Global Rank: G4G5T4
State Rank:
 S3
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
  • added to 2.2 on 2012-04-11

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 25
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 25

Location
California Endemic:  False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bard (3211475), Bighorn Basin (3411576), Blythe (3311455), Bristol Lake SW (3411536), Calumet Mountains (3411535), Castle Dome (3411564), Cibola (3311436), Corn Spring (3311563), Cowhole Mountain (3511518), Dale Lake (3411526), Desert Center (3311564), East of Dale Lake (3411525), Gene Wash (3411432), Homer Mtn. (3511418), Mohawk Spring (3411447), Mopah Peaks (3411437), Old Dad Mtn. (3511517), Palo Verde (3311446), Palo Verde Peak (3311437), Picacho Peak (3211486), Pilot Mountain (3311553), Red Cloud Canyon (3311554), Signal Hill (3511511), Thumb Peak (3311447), West of Palo Verde Peak (3311438), Whipple Mts. SW (3411434), Whipple Wash (3411433), White Water (3311686), Wileys Well (3311448)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 1
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
1 4 %
ORV activity 1 4%

Notes
Potentially threatened by wind and solar energy development. Possibly threatened by vehicles. Similar to and intergrades with P. stephensii. See P. pseudospectabilis in The Jepson Manual (1993) and TJM 2; ssp. connatifolius is known from AZ and NM. See Contributions to Western Botany 12:66 (1908) for original description, and American Midland Naturalist 18(5):790-829 (1937) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Potentially threatened by wind and solar energy development. Possibly threatened by vehicles.
Taxonomy:
Similar to and intergrades with P. stephensii. See P. pseudospectabilis in The Jepson Manual (1993) and TJM 2; ssp. connatifolius is known from AZ and NM.

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2012-04-11
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].