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Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon spee-see-OH-sus
Common name: Royal penstemon
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: Dry plains, slopes, 3500'-8000', sagebrush scrub to montane coniferous forest, borders of Mojave Desert from San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mts to Tehachapis, Mt. Pinos and north
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Penstemon 2) speciosus