Pronunciation: a-YEN-ee-a kom-PAK-ta
Common name: Ayenia
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry rocky canyons to 1500', creosote bush
scrub, west edge of Colorado Desert, Anza-Borrego,
Eagle Mts
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ayenia
2) compacta