Hot Rock Penstemon
Penstemon deustus
Snapdragon Family (Scrophulariaceae)

Flower: Tan to yellow in color; tubular flower with distinct red lines on petal lobes

Blooms: May to July

Leaves: Lance-like with sharp jagged edge in opposite pairs

Height: 1/2 to 2 feet

Found: Rocky places

Tidbits: Has a mildly unpleasant odor. There are over two hundred known species of Penstemons. The Shoshone tribe called the plant Timbath-hay-nut-zoo meaning bad disease medicine. They used this as a remedy for venereal diseases.