Pronunciation: po-ten-TIL-la bi-EN-is
Common name: Biennial cinquefoil
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Habitat: Moist sandy places 6000'-10,000', desert
mountains, Transverse and Peninsular Ranges to Mt.
Pinos and north
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Potentilla
2) biennis