Latin name: Keckiella ternata (Torrey) Straw var.
  ternata
  Pronunciation: kek-ee-EL-la ter-NAY-ta

  Common name: Whorl-leaf penstemon
  Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
  Habitat: Dry slopes and canyons to 7000', chaparral,
  yellow pine forest, pinyon-juniper woodland

  Blooming period: June to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Keckiella  2) ternata
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