Pronunciation: YOOK-ni-dee YOUR-ens
Common name: Desert rocknettle
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Cliffs and rocky slopes, canyon washes
below 4000', creosote bush scrub, Mojave Desert
from Red Rock Canyon east
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eucnide
2) urens