Timbrook
Pronunciation: lee-sel-ee-AS-trum math-yoo-see-eye
Common name: Desert calico
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly areas to 5000', creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, deserts
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Loeseliastrum
2) matthewsii