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Photo by Garrett Billings; Garrett Billings; Scott Brinkley
Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA
Bear river range beardtongue
Penstemon compactus
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on December 11, 2024.
Geocat 223 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 669.053 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Limestone and dolomite outcrops, growing with Monardella, clematis, columbine, conifers, and other species of Penstemon, near Tony Lake and Mt. Naomi in Cache Co.; adjacent Ida.; a Northern Uplands endemic (Welsh et al. 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
The main threats are from habitat degradation due to grazing, recreation, roads/trails, and drought.
Threats compiled using observations and notes from Utah Rare Plant Database and Utah Geospatial Resource Center GIS Data downloaded in 2024. Severity of impacts are not well known so ranges are provided where appropriate.
This plant is fairly abundant and widespread in the Logan Naomi wilderness area. Hikers and trails are likely impacting some occurrences. Impacts from OHV use were reported for some observations in Providence Canyon (URPD, accessed 2025). At least thirty observations in the Utah Rare Plant Database list livestock farming and ranching as a threat in the Davenport Hollow and Doubletop Mountain EOs (URPD, accessed 2025). The Utah Division of Water Resources reports that Utah is now in "extreme" or "exceptional" drought which is likely impacting this species in similar ways as it is other perennial forbs in Utah. Many rare plant species are being impacted by climate change and drought (Wrobleski, 2023). Augmentation of mountain goats to the area may also be a future threat. It is important to gather baseline information on these USFS Sensitive Species prior to any scheduled release (Wheeler and Gibbons, 2024).
