Pronunciation: kor-i-ZAN-the spy-NOH-sa
Common name: Mojave spineflower
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Desert and creosote bush scrub to 4500,
joshua tree woodland, western Mojave Desert,
UNCOMMON
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Chorizanthe
(2) spinosa