Penstemon thurberi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon thurberi Torr.

Thurber penstemon, Thurber's beardtongue, Thurber's penstemon

2005 Keir Morse

2006 James M. Andre

Penstemon thurberi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California; Arizona and Nevada.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~102 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Penstemon thurberi var. anestius

Information about Penstemon thurberi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PETH3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/16/2025).