Species Details

Penstemon janishiae

Janish's beardtongue

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Christopher L. Christie 2005

Classification

Scientific Name: Penstemon janishiae N. Holmgren
Common Name: Janish's beardtongue
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR1L3A0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PEJA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
1065 - 2350 meters
3495 - 7710 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Lower montane coniferous forest
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly
Volcanic

Notes

Notes: Potentially threatened by wind energy development. Possibly threatened by vehicles and recreational activities. Threatened in ID, and on review list in OR. See Brittonia 31:223 (1979) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	10	71 %
Non-native plant impacts	3	21%
Other	3	21%
Grazing	2	14%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	14%
ORV activity	2	14%
Development	2	14%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	7%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	2	3	0	1	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Idaho (ID), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Alturas (4112045), Big Sage Reservoir (4112056), Diamond Mtn. (4012036), Lane Reservoir (4112017), Mahogany Ridge (4112055), Rattlesnake Butte (4112046), Said Valley (4012087), Washington Mtn. (4112048)

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