Latin name: Penstemon thurberi Torrey Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon THUR-ber-eye Common name: Thurber's penstemon Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain) Habitat: Dry gravelly places, 800'-5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, Little San Bernardino and Providence Mts, Mojave Desert Blooming period: May to June, sometimes fall Name derivations: 1) Penstemon 2) thurberi |
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