Pronunciation: ad-OL-fee-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California adolphia
Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)
Habitat: Dry canyons and washes, coastal scrub
and chaparral below 1000', RARE in California
Blooming period: December to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Adolphia
2) californica