Calflora Taxon Report
Penstemon cinereus  Piper
Gray beardtongue
photo on Calflora
2020 Julie A. Kierstead
photo on Calflora
2020 Julie A. Kierstead
photo on Calflora
2020 Julie A. Kierstead
photo on CalPhotos
1990 Dean Wm. Taylor
Penstemon cinereus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada and Oregon.
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
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
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Genus: Penstemon
Family: Plantaginaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSPenstemon humilis ssp. humilis
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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