Baldwin var. salsola
Pronunciation: am-BRO-zee-a sal-SO-la
Common name: Cheesebush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry sandy often alkaline washes and fans
below 5000', creosote bush and shadscale scrub,
pinyon-juniper woodland
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ambrosia
2) salsola
Formerly Hymenoclea salsola var. salsola