Penstemon rattanii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Penstemon rattanii A. Gray

Rattan's beardtongue

2021 Larry Nichols

2015 Jimmie Sierra

2021 Larry Nichols

2022 Lawrence Erickson

2012 Dylan Neubauer

Penstemon rattanii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~49 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. kleei ... var. rattanii
Genus:	Penstemon
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Penstemon rattanii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PERA3) 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 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).