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Penstemon saxosorum

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Upland Beardtongue

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160033

Element CodePDSCR1L5H0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPlantaginales

FamilyPlantaginaceae

GenusPenstemon

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.

Taxonomic Comments

Contr. U.S. Nat. Herb. 20:349. 1920.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-02-01

Change Date1993-02-01

Edition Date1993-02-01

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Rank Reasons

Limited distribution, but no abundance information is available.

Range Extent Comments

Northern Colorado and some adjacent counties of southern Wyoming. In Colorado, from Larimer, west to Moffatt Counties, of both continental slopes.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gravelly or rocky hillsides in sagebrush or open timber; 8200-9500 feet elev.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S1	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Colorado (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dome Peak	Routt NF	35,716
Long Park	Routt NF	42,100

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Illinois Creek	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	6,711
Platte River Addition	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	7,962
Sheep Mountain	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	17,626

References (2)

Harrington, H.D. 1954. Manual of the plants of Colorado. Sage Press, Chicago. 666 pp.
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.