var. microphylla (A. Gray) N.H. Holmgren
Pronunciation: kek-ee-EL-la an-tee-ry-NO-i-dees
my-kro-FIL-a
Common name: Little-leaved yellow penstemon
Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
Habitat: Rocky places to 5000', creosote bush scrub
to pinyon-juniper woodland, west edge of Colorado
Desert, Santa Rosa Mts, southern and eastern Mojave
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Keckiella
(2) antirrhinoides (3) microphylla