(male flower)
Pronunciation: sim-OND-see-a chin-EN-sis
Common name: Jojoba or Goat-nut
Family: Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba)
Habitat: Dry slopes below 5000', creosote bush scrub,
joshua tree woodland, occasional in interior cismontane
chaparral
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Simmondsia
2) chinensis