Penstemon sudans

Susanville beardtongue

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Susanville beardtongue is a California native perennial found in southern California Ranges and Modoc Plateau in open, rocky, igneous soils within sagebrush scrub, yellow-pine and montane forests at elevations of 1,200 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces cream-white flowers with dark lines, approximately 9 to 11 millimeters long. Growing 40 to 70 centimeters tall with glandular-hairy, sticky stems throughout its length, the plant has a distinctively tacky texture. Its cauline leaves are ovate, 30 to 60 millimeters long with serrated edges, arranged along the stem. The flower's calyx measures 3.5 to 5.5 millimeters with lanceolate to ovate lobes, and its staminode is generally glabrous.

Habitat: Open, rocky, igneous soils in sagebrush scrub, yellow-pine and montane forests

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1200-2200 m

Bioregions: s CaRH, MP

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