Latin name: Lyrocarpa coulteri Hook. & Harvey
  var. palmeri (S. Watson) Rollins
  Pronunciation: lie-ro-KAR-pa KOLE-ter-eye PALM-
  er-eye

  Common name: Coulter's lyrepod
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Rocky canyons below 2000', creosote bush
  scrub, west edge of Colorado Desert, Anza-Borrego

  Blooming period: December to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Lyrocarpa
  2) coulteri
 3) palmeri
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