Latin name: Philadelphus microphyllus A. Gray
  Pronunciation:
fil-a-DEL-fus my-kro-FIL-us

  Common name: Little-leaved mock orange
  Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea)
  Habitat: Rocky slopes and cliffs to 9000', San
  Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mts

  Blooming period: May to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Philadelphus
  2) microphyllus
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