Latin name: Penstemon fruticiformis Cov. var. fruticiformis
Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon froo-tis-i-FOR-mis
Common name: Desert beardtongue
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: Dry rocky places, 3500'-7500', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, Panamint Mts, Eureka Valley
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Penstemon 2) fruticiformis
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