Calflora Taxon Report
Penstemon pseudospectabilis  M. E. Jones  ssp. pseudospectabilis 
Desert beardtongue
Penstemon pseudospectabilis ssp. pseudospectabilis is a perennial herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~29 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Parent: Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Genus: Penstemon
Family: Plantaginaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPenstemon pseudospectabilis ssp. typicus
Information about Penstemon pseudospectabilis ssp. pseudospectabilis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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