Latin name: Pectocarya heterocarpa (I.M. Johnston)
  I.M. Johnston
  Pronunciation: pek-toe-KAR-ya het-er-oh-KAR-pa

  Common name: Hairy-leaved pectocarya
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Dry sandy and gravelly places to 4500'
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Pectocarya
  2) heterocarpa
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