Latin name: Acanthoscyphus parishii (Parry) Small
  var. goodmaniana (Ertter) Reveal
  Pronunciation: ak-an-tho-SKY-fus PARE-ish-ee-eye
  good-man-ee-AY-na
  Common name: Cushenbury oxytheca
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Sandy places to 7000', northern San Bernard-
  ino Mts (Holcomb Valley, Cushenbury Canyon)
  Blooming period: May to September
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Acanthoscyphus
  2) parishii  3) goodmaniana
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