Pronunciation: kar-pen-TER-ee-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: Bush anenome
Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea)
Habitat: Dry granite ridges and slopes, Sierra Nevada
foothill woodland, Fresno Co., in cultivation elsewhere
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Carpenteria
2) californica