Pronunciation: kaw-LAN-thus KOO-per-eye
Common name: Cooper's jewelflower
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
Habitat: Washes and slopes to 7000', often among
shrubs, creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland,
both deserts
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Caulanthus
2) cooperi