Pronunciation: neh-MAH-kla-dus roo-BEH-sens
Common name: Desert threadplant
Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower)
Habitat: Dry sandy to rocky places below 4000',
creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, deserts
from Kern Co. south
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Nemacladus
2) rubescens