Pronunciation: GARE-ee-a fla-VEH-sens
Common name: Ashy silktassel
Family: Garryaceae (Silktassel)
Habitat: Desert slopes, chaparral, pine/oak wood-
land to 8000', San Diego to cismontane central
California, mountains of east Mojave
Blooming period: February to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Garrya
2) flavescens