[Plant-biology] Plant ID - scroph family

[kathy from nowhere.net]

A friend took this pic around Palo Alto recently and asked me what it was.  
I don't know so I told her I'd post it and see if I could find out.  It 
looks possibly like Pedicularis? Penstemon? It's growing in the yard.  I 
don't know if it's native to CA or to somewhere else.  It looked ordinary 
enough I thought maybe someone could ID it without further examination.  If 
not, I suppose I can get my friend to find it again and supply further 
details.

http://www.botsoc.org/mallikaspic.jpg

Thanks.

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