Pronunciation: hes-per-OK-nid-ee ten-EL-la
Common name: Blackhair nettle
Family: Urticaceae (Nettle)
Habitat: Shaded slopes at low elevations, coastal sage
scrub, chaparral, cismontane to desert edge
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Hesperocnide
2) tenella