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Stephens' Beardtongue (Penstemon stephensii)

This shot shows a population in bloom in the mountains. Photo Credit: Walter Wisura

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Plantaginaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 153962
Lifeform: Shrub, Forb/herb, Subshrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/25/1988

Description:

Penstemon stephensii, part of the Snapdragon Family (Scrophulariaceae), is endemic to southeastern California. It can be found in communities such as Creosote Bush Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper woodlands (CalPhotos 2002).

Where is Stephens' Beardtongue (Penstemon stephensii) located in the wild?

Habitat:

This species grows in areas of sandy wash conglomerate with limestone cliffs.

Distribution:

Penstemon stephensii is endemic to Southwestern California. (Kartesz 1999)

States & Provinces:

Stephens' Beardtongue can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Stephens' Beardtongue (Penstemon stephensii)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

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

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 2 accessions of Penstemon stephensii in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 9162 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Penstemon stephensii from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 21 maternal plants

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Endemic to California, Penstemon stephensii occurs in Inyo and San Bernardino Counties and is threatened by limestone mining.

01/01/2010

Unknown.

01/01/2010

None known.

01/01/2010

None known.