Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon spes-ee-OH-sus
Common name: Royal penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Habitat: Dry plains, slopes, 3500'-8000', sagebrush
scrub to montane coniferous forest, borders of
Mojave Desert from San Bernardino and San Gabriel
Mts to Tehachapis, Mt. Pinos and north
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Penstemon
2) speciosus