Latin name: Ditaxis lanceolata (Benth.) Pax & K.
  Hoffm.
  Pronunciation: di-TAK-sis lan-see-oh-LAY-ta

  Common name: Narrow-leaf ditaxis
  Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
  Habitat: Rocky places below 2000', creosote bush
  scrub, Colorado Desert to Baja and Arizona

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Ditaxis  2) lanceolata
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