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Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor
| Taxonomy | |||||
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| Scientific Name: | Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor | ||||
| Common name: | yellow twotone beardtongue | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3T2Q | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S2 | Endemic: | No |
| US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
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| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 37 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | Not Available |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1735 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 780 |
| Links |
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| Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor data at NatureServe |
| Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Habitat Comments: | Calcareous or carbonate soils in washes, roadsides, rock crevices, outcrops, or similar places receiving enhanced runoff, in the creosote-bursage, blackbrush, mixed-shrub, and lower juniper zones. |
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| Inventory Comments: | Surveys have been extensive and are ongoing. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 02/02/1999 - 12:00am |
 close-up of flowers
Photographer: Copyright Jim Andre, Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center
Photo Date: |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |
 Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor flowering plant in habitat
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 4 May 1991 |
 Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor plant in flower
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 4 May 1991 |
 Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor flowers
Photographer: Jim Morefield (Nevada Natural Heritage Program)
Photo Date: 4 May 1991 |
