Latin name: Cryptantha maritima (E. Greene) E.
  Greene
  Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha mar-IT-i-ma

  Common name: Guadalupe cryptantha
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Sandy and gravelly places to 4000',
  creosote bush and coastal sage scrub, joshua
  tree woodland, both deserts, coastal areas and
  Channel Islands

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cryptantha
  2) maritima
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