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Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Plantaginales
        Family: Plantaginaceae
          Genus: Penstemon
            Species: cardinalis ssp. regalis

Guadalupe Penstemon - Penstemon cardinalis ssp. regalis

Guadalupe Penstemon

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540830

Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Perennial herb; stems 40-100 cm tall; leaves opposite, thick, to 6 cm long and 5 cm wide, heart-shaped; inflorescence secund (one-sided), the cymules paired, well spaced, 2-flowered; calyx 4-6 mm long; corolla 26-30 mm long, red, narrowed at the mouth, lobes small, the lower bearded with soft, yellow hairs. Flowers May to June.

Status

Global Rank: G3T3

State Rank: S3

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status:

NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 15

Number of Mapped Locations: 39

Number of Observations: 57

Observation date range: 05-18-1951 to 05-01-2019

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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