Penstemon thompsoniae, Thompson's beardtongue, is a low perennial plant endemic to the southwestern United States, where it grows in dry shrublands, woodlands and forests.

jaegeri, restricted to mountains of Clark County, Nevada, which he distinguished by its few, remote stems and open inflorescence, and ssp.

[3] Penstemon thompsoniae is a mat-forming perennial herb or subshrub, less than 15 cm high, with a woody base.

[3] Penstemon thompsoniae is endemic to the southwestern United States, occurring in Nevada, southwest Utah, Arizona and southeastern California.

[4] Habitat includes sandy to gravelly soils, sagebrush shrublands, pine-juniper woodlands and pine forests, at 1500–3400 m elevation.