Species Details

Penstemon calcareus

limestone beardtongue

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Classification

Scientific Name: Penstemon calcareus Bdg.
Common Name: limestone beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1L100
USDA Plants Symbol:	PECA5
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3?
State Rank:	S3?
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 1B.3 on 2006-10-10
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-May

Elevation:
1065 - 2040 meters
3495 - 6695 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate
Rocky

Notes

Notes: See Zoe 5: 152 (1903) 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:	2	7 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	3%
Non-native plant impacts	1	3%
Other	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					27
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	3	0	0	0	23

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	19
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	27
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Colton Well (3411584), Columbia Mtn. (3511514), Cottonwood Canyon (3611753), East of Sand Flat (3611763), Fountain Peak (3411585), Grapevine Peak (3611782), Hanging Rock Canyon (3711726), Last Chance Range SE (3711715), Last Chance Range SW (3711716), Saline Peak (3611786), Sand Flat (3611764), Sand Spring (3711725), Thimble Peak (3611771), Tin Mountain (3611784), Waucoba Canyon (3611788), White Top Mtn. (3611774), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

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

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Change on 2006-10-10