Pronunciation: kol-ee-O-jin-ee ram-o-SI-si-ma
Common name: Blackbrush
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Habitat: Dry slopes to 5000', creosote bush scrub to
pinyon-juniper woodland, common in Mojave Desert,
uncommon in Colorado Desert
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Coleogyne
2) ramosissima