Latin name: Penstemon pseudospectabilis M.E.
  Jones
  Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon soo-doe-spek-TAB-
  il-is

  Common name: Desert penstemon
  Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
  Habitat: Desert washes and canyons to 4000',
  creosote bush scrub, southern Desert Mts, north-
  east Colorado Desert

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Penstemon
  2) pseudospectabilis
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