californica
Pronunciation: a-MORE-fa ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California false-indigo
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry wooded or brushy slopes to 7500',
chaparral, yellow pine forest, Santa Ana and Santa
Rosa Mts north to central California
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Amorpha
2) californica