Latin name: Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. var.
  discolor
  Pronunciation: ho-lo-DIS-kus DIS-ko-lor

  Common name: Creambush, Ocean spray
  Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
  Habitat: Shaded woods and rocky places, moist
  woodland edges, chaparral, to 5000'

  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Holodiscus
  2) discolor
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