Pronunciation: pek-toe-KAR-ya ree-kur-VAY-ta
Common name: Curvenut pectocarya
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly places to 4000', joshua
tree woodland, creosote bush scrub, both deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Pectocarya
2) recurvata