megacarpus
Pronunciation: see-a-NO-thus me-ga-KAR-pus
Common name: Bigpod ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)
Habitat: Dry shrubby slopes, canyons below 2000'
near coast, chaparral
Blooming period: January to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ceanothus
2) megacarpus