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Photo by Walter Fertig
Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA; Walter Fertig
Ben's beardtongue
Penstemon franklinii
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1
State (S-rank): S1S2
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on Jan 23rd 2023.
Geocat 35 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 443.993 km2.
Three-awn, needlegrass, matchweed, and black sagebrush communities at 1650 to 1800 m in Cedar Valley, Iron County (and northern Washington County).; a Utah Great Basin endemic (Welsh et al. 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
The main threats are from habitat degradation due to grazing, transmission line corridors, invasive species, drought, and road maintenance.
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.
All known occurrences are within active grazing allotments. Occurrences between Enterprise and Newcastle are within transmission line corridors and some occurrences are near roads which may be impacted by maintenance and invasive species. The Utah Division of Water Resources confirmed the 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 occurrences are within proposed UREZ phase 1 solar zones which may impact these occurrences in the future.
