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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