A.A. Heller
Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha de-SIP-ee-ens
Common name: Gravel cryptantha
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly places to 4000', creosote
bush scrub and joshua tree woodland, deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Cryptantha
(2) decipiens