Pronunciation: PEN-ste-mon yoo-taw-EN-sis
Common name: Utah penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Habitat: Rocky places 4000'-5500', shadscale scrub
to pinyon-juniper woodland, eastern Mojave Desert,
New York and Kingston Mts
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Penstemon
(2) utahensis