connatus Munz & I.M. Johnston
Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon KLEEV-land-ee-eye
kon-AY-tus
Common name: San Jacinto beardtongue
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Habitat: Rocky hillsides, creosote bush and pinyon-
juniper woodland, chaparral to 5000', east slope of
San Jacinto Mts and Santa Rosa Mts, uncommon
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Penstemon
2) clevelandii 3) connatus