var. cienegensis (Ertter) Reveal
Pronunciation: ak-an-tho-SKY-fus PARE-ish-ee-eye
see-en-e-GEN-sis
Common name: Cienega seca oxytheca
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Sandy granitic places to 8000', eastern San
Bernardino Mts, RARE
Blooming period: July to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Acanthoscyphus
2) parishii 3) cienegensis
Formerly Oxytheca parishii var. cienegensis