Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha ree-kur-VAY-ta
Common name: Curvenut cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy places, 2500'-6500', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland, Death Valley region
to White Mts, eastern Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) recurvata