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Leonard beardtongue
Penstemon leonardii
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G4G5
State (S-rank): S3
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on July 18, 2024.
Geocat 179 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 127,409.660 km2.
Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
Rocky openings in oak-maple-serviceberry, snowberry-sagebrush grassland, conifer-aspen, and lodgepole pine communities at 1830 to 3050 m in Cache, Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Summit, Utah, Wasatch, and Weber cos. C. Utah, C. C. Parry 72, 1875, ISC!); a Northern Uplands endemic (Welsh et al. 2015).
Threats or limiting factors
The main threats are from habitat degradation due to grazing, recreation, 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.
Almost all occurrences are within grazing allotments. Occurrences near roads may be impacted by maintenance. Drought and climate change is also a threat and likely impacting this species through out it's range (Wrobleski, 2023). Recreational use of habitat, such as foot traffic, dispersed camping and OHV related activities, may pose a threat to some populations throughout its range. As the human population grows in areas within easy access to habitat and as recreational use increases, the impacts may become substantially more significant.
