Latin name: Mohavea breviflora Cov.
  Pronunciation: mo-HA-vee-a brev-i-FLOR-a

  Common name: Lesser mohavea
  Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain)
  Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly desert slopes and
  washes, creosote bush scrub, -100' to 2500', north
  and east Mojave Desert, Death Valley

  Blooming period: March to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Mohavea
  2) breviflora
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