Latin name: Cryptantha mohavensis (E. Greene)
  E. Greene
  Pronunciation:
kryp-TAN-tha mo-ha-VEN-sis
  Common name: Mojave cryptantha
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Open sandy areas, Tehachapis, western
  Mojave Desert

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cryptantha
  2) mohavensis
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