Pronunciation: pek-toe-KAR-ya seh-TOE-sa
Common name: Bristly pectocarya
Family: Boraginageae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry gravelly or sandy places to 5000' and
occasionally higher, creosote bush scrub to pinyon-
juniper woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Pectocarya
2) setosa