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Penstemon pumilus

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Northern Beardtongue

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151546

Element CodePDSCR1L580

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPlantaginales

FamilyPlantaginaceae

GenusPenstemon

Other Common Names

Salmon River Beardtongue (EN) Salmon River 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 Date1992-12-28

Change Date1992-12-28

Edition Date1992-12-28

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to ec ID in w Custer Co., s Lemhi Co., w Clark Co., and Butte Co. to the margins of the Snake River Plains in the region between Arco and Howe.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gravelly alluvial soils in sagebrush communities, 1400-2000 m elev.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Idaho (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Borah Peak	Salmon-Challis National Forest	130,463
Italian Peak	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	141,158
Lemhi Range	Salmon-Challis National Forest	308,533

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Italian Peak	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	90,401

References (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.