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Penstemon oliganthus

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Apache beardtongue

G3Vulnerable Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

UnknownThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1194176

Element CodePDSCRIL870

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPlantaginales

FamilyPlantaginaceae

GenusPenstemon

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

The Flora of North America (2017) treatment includes Penstemon pseudoparvus in Penstemon oliganthus, two taxa previously treated as distinct (Kartesz 1994).

Conservation Status

Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2

Review Date2021-06-10

Change Date2021-06-10

Edition Date2021-06-10

Edition AuthorsTreher (2021)

Threat ImpactUnknown

Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Penstemon oliganthus occurs in the southwestern United States in Arizona and New Mexico with around less than 80 occurrences documented. Threats and trends are not well documented for this taxon. There are many occurrences on U.S. Forest Service lands.

Range Extent Comments

Penstemon oliganthus occurs in the southwestern United States in Arizona and New Mexico. Range extent was calculated using herbarium collections and photo based observations (iNaturalist 2021, SEINet 2021). The species is reported from Colorado but these reports are mostly attributed to Penstemon griffinii (Weber and Wittman 2000), however newer specimens, especially those from southern Colorado, should be examined and annotated (SEINet 2021).

Occurrences Comments

Based on herbarium collections and photo based observations, there are less than 80 documented occurrences (iNaturalist 2021, SEINet 2021).

Threat Impact Comments

Potential threats are grazing and forest fire but research is needed to determine if there is an impact.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in montane meadows, ciénagas, and clearings in conifer forests (FNA 2017).

Terrestrial Habitats

Grassland/herbaceous

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLAND

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

New Mexico (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Guaje Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	6,104
Mt. Taylor	Cibola National Forest	6,355
Rendija	Santa Fe National Forest	2,176
Ryan Hill	Cibola National Forest	34,201
Sawyers Peak	Gila National Forest	59,743

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
iNaturalist. 2021. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2021).
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.
Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2021. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2021).
Weber, W. A. and R. C. Wittmann. 2000. Catalog of the Colorado Flora: Vascular Plants. Electronic version of the 1992 publication. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, CO. Online. Available: https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/sites/default/files/attached-files/vascular_plants.pdf.