Latin name: Euphorbia eriantha Benth.
  Pronunciation: yoo-FOR-bee-a er-ee-AN-tha

  Common name: Beetle spurge
  Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
  Habitat: Rocky canyons and mesas to 3000',
  creosote bush scrub, Colorado Desert

  Blooming period: March to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Euphorbia
  2) eriantha
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