intermedia (M.E. Jones) Spellenb.
Pronunciation: bore-HA-vee-a tri-KET-tra in-ter-
ME-dee-a
Common name: Fivewing spiderling
Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock)
Habitat: Fry washes and flats to 4000', creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Little San
Bernardino Mts south and east, Anza-Borrego
Blooming period: August to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Boerhavia
2) triquetra 3) intermedia