Johnst.) D.D. Keck
Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon ka-li-FOR-ni-kus
Common name: California beardtongue
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: Stony slopes 3500'-7000', chaparral, yellow
pine forest, Hemet Valley, San Jacinto and Santa
Rosa Mts
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Penstemon
2) californicus