Latin name: Streptanthella longirostris (S. Watson)
  Rydb.
  Pronunciation: strep-tan-THEL-a lon-ji-ROS-tris

  Common name: Longbeak streptanthella
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Sandy flats and washes to 6000', often around
  shrubs, creosote bush and sagebrush scrub, joshua tree
  and pinyon-juniper woodland, deserts and inner coast
  ranges

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Streptanthella
  2) longirostris
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