Pronunciation: kall-STREE-mee-a par-vi-FLOR-a
Common name: Few-flowered caltrop
Family: Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop)
Habitat: Sandy slopes at 5000'-6000', joshua tree and
pinyon-juniper woodland, Clark Mts, east Mojave
Desert, east San Diego Co.
Blooming period: August to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Kallstroemia
2) parviflora