Pronunciation: kar-SONE spar-si-FO-lee-a
Common name: Naked cleome
Family: Cleomaceae (Spiderflower)
Habitat: Sandy places, dunes, 3000'-6500', creosote
bush scrub, Eureka Valley
Blooming period: May to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Carsonia
2) sparsifolia
Formerly Cleome sparsifolia