Species Details

Penstemon heterodoxus var. shastensis

Shasta beardtongue

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Classification

Scientific Name: Penstemon heterodoxus Gray var. shastensis (Keck) N. Holmgren
Common Name: Shasta beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1L5Q0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PEHES2
Synonyms/Other Names: Penstemon shastensis Keck

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-06-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Sep

Elevation:
1100 - 2400 meters
3610 - 7875 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Chaparral
Lower montane coniferous forest
Meadows and seeps
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Clay
Mesic (often)
Volcanic

Notes

Notes: Threatened by logging and grazing. See American Midland Naturalist 33: 165 (1945) for original description and Brittonia 44(4): 482 (1992) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Tehama (TEH)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Belden (4012113), Boulder Peak (4112351), Burney (4012186), Burney Mtn. East (4012175), Burney Mtn. West (4012176), Childs Meadows (4012134), Crank Mountain (4112142), Donica Mtn. (4112132), Egg Lake (4112133), Grass Lake (4112262), Hambone (4112136), Hatchet Mtn. Pass (4012177), Hollenbeck (4112143), Horse Peak (4112147), Humbug Valley (4012123), Indian Spring Mtn. (4112135), Jonesville (4012114), Lookout (4112122), McCloud (4112232), Old Station (4012164), Pegleg Mtn. (4012048), Pine Creek Valley (4012151), Reading Peak (4012144), Red Cinder (4012142), Stover Mtn. (4012133), Swains Hole (4012163), Whitehorse (4112134)

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

Other:

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile