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California Beardtongue (Penstemon californicus)

  • Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Plantaginaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 150749
  • Lifeform: Subshrub, Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is California Beardtongue (Penstemon californicus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

California Beardtongue can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve California Beardtongue (Penstemon californicus)?

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Penstemon californicus in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 4024 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 2 seed accessions of Penstemon californicus from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 20 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Penstemon californicus
Authority (Munz & Johnston) Keck
Family Plantaginaceae
CPC Number 3218
ITIS 33844
USDA PECA6
Duration Perennial
Common Names
Associated Scientific Names Penstemon californicus
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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