Ikonn. var. macradenia
Pronunciation: er-e-MO-go-nee mak-ra-DEEN-ee-a
Common name: Desert sandwort
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes to 6000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland,
Mojave Desert, San Bernardino and San Gabriel
Mts
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Eremogone
2) macradenia
Formerly Arenaria macradenia var. macradenia