Greene
Pronunciation: lie-NAN-thus deh-MIS-sus
Common name: Desert linanthus
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry plains and washes to 4000', creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Linanthus
2) demissus