Latin name: Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.)
  Greene var. bipinnatifida (Torr.) Constance
  Pronunciation: yoo-KRYP-ta kris-an-the-mi-FO-lee-a
  bi-pin-a-TIF-i-da
  Common name: Common eucrypta
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Rocky areas to 7500', creosote bush scrub
  and joshua tree woodland, northern Mojave Desert
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eucrypta
  2) chrysanthemifolia 3) bipinnatifida
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