Penstemon neotericus

Plumas county beardtongue, Plumas County Beardtongue

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Plumas county beardtongue is a California native shrub found in the northern Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range in volcanic soils of scrub and open forest at elevations of 500 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces blue to pink-purple flowers 23 to 38 millimeters long with white flower floor and glandular exterior. Growing as a subshrub 25 to 80 centimeters tall with woody branching near the base, it has a glaucous and glabrous appearance. Its cauline leaves are lanceolate, entire, and range from 30 to 85 millimeters in length on the distal stems. The plant features distinctive white-hairy anther sacs that open along their proximal two-thirds to four-fifths, with a glabrous staminode.

Habitat: Generally in volcanic soils of scrub, open forest

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 500-2500 m

Bioregions: CaR, n SN.

California counties: Nevada, Tehama, Shasta, Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Yuba, Placer, Siskiyou, Humboldt

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.