Latin name: Penstemon thompsoniae (A. Gray) Rydb.
Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon TOMP-son-ee-ee
Common name: Thompson's beardtongue
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: White calcareous soils in pinyon-juniper woodland to 6000', east desert mountains (New York and Clark Ranges)
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Penstemon 2) thompsoniae
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