Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha in-ter-ME-dee-a
Common name: Large-flowered popcorn flower
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy to rocky soils, coastal sage scrub,
chaparral, foothill oak woodland, desert margins,
coniferous forest to 7000'
Blooming period: March to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) intermedia