Pronunciation: lep-toe-DAK-ti-lon YAY-ger-eye
Common name: San Jacinto prickly phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry rocky areas, montane coniferous
forest 8800'-9500', San Jacinto Mts, RARE
Blooming period: July to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Leptodactylon
2) jaegeri