Penstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon fruticiformis Coville var. amargosae (D. D. Keck) N. H. Holmgren

Death valley beardtongue

2009 Gary A. Monroe

Drew Kaiser

1998 Christopher Christie

2009 Gary A. Monroe

Penstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (36 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Parent:	Penstemon fruticiformis
Genus:	Penstemon
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Penstemon fruticiformis ssp. amargosae
PLANTS	Penstemon fruticiformis ssp. amargosae

More information about Penstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PEFRA) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/24/2022).