Latin name: Keckiella antirrhinoides (Benth.) Straw var. microphylla (A. Gray) N.H. Holmgren Pronunciation: kek-ee-EL-la an-tee-ry-NO-i-dees my-kro-FIL-a Common name: Little-leaved yellow penstemon Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain) Habitat: Rocky places to 5000', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, west edge of Colorado Desert, Santa Rosa Mts, southern and eastern Mojave Blooming period: April to June Name derivations: 1) Keckiella 2) antirrhinoides 3) microphylla |
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