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Penstemon carnosus

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Fleshy Beardtongue

G3Vulnerable Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150313
Element CodePDSCR1L170
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPlantaginales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusPenstemon
Other Common Names
fleshy beardtongue (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1998-01-26
Change Date1998-01-26
Edition Date1998-01-26
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C. (1992), rev. L. Morse (1998)
Rank Reasons
This species has a limited distribution, but no information on abundance is available.
Range Extent Comments
Utah (5 Co.). Recently discovered in northwest Arizona.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Salt desert shrub, sagebrush, pinyon-juniper (usually), and mountain brush communities, often in clay or shaly soil at 1500 to 2260 m. (Welsh et al., 1987).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS1Yes
UtahS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Mcgath Lake - Auger HoleDixie National Forest8,334
References (1)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.