Pronunciation: ox-ee-THEE-ka kar-ee-oh-fil-OH-i-dees
Common name: Chickweed oxytheca
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Yellow pine forest 4000'-7000', San Gabriel Mts
to San Jacinto Mts, Ventura Co.
Blooming period: July to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Oxytheca
2) caryophylloides