Pronunciation: kam-is-OWN-ee-a pew-SIL-a
Common name: Little wiry sun cup
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Sandy soils, sagebrush scrub, 1000'-9000',
north slope San Bernardino Mts, scattered in the
Mojave Desert
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Camissonia
2) pusilla