Gray
Pronunciation: ak-i-ron-EE-kee-a KOO-per-eye
Common name: Frostmat
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Sandy flats and washes to 3000', creosote
bush scrub, Colorado and east Mojave Deserts
Blooming period: January to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Achyronychia
2) cooperi