Pronunciation: tet-ra-DEE-me-a ste-no-LEP-is
Common name: Mojave cottonthorn
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry places 2000'-5000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Tetradymia
2) stenolepis