Latin name: Chamaebatiaria millefolium (Torrey)
  Maxim.
  Pronunciation: kam-ee-bat-ee-AIR-ee-a mil-eh-FO-lee-
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  Common name: Desert sweet or Fern-bush
  Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
  Habitat: Dry rocky sagebrush scrub and slopes, pinyon-
  juniper woodland, pine forest, 3000'-10,000', Panamint
  Mts, Inyo-White Mts
  Blooming period: June to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chamaebatiaria
  2) millefolium
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