Pronunciation: lep-toe-DAK-ti-lon PUN-jens
Common name: Mountain prickly phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry slopes and open, rocky areas in montane,
subalpine forests and alpine fell-fields, 5000-12000'
Blooming period: April to July
Click for name derivations: 1) Leptodactylon
2) pungens