Penstemon cinereus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon cinereus Piper

Gray beardtongue

2020 Julie A. Kierstead

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).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~17 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: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Penstemon humilis ssp. humilis

Information about Penstemon cinereus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PEHUH) 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: 4.3 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).