Latin name: Plagiobothrys jonesii A. Gray
  Pronunciation: pla-jee-oh-BAH-thris JONES-ee-eye
  Common name: Mojave popcorn flower
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Sandy, gravelly or rocky places, creosote
  bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland to 5500',
  Mojave Desert
  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Plagiobothrys
  (2) jonesii
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