A.A. Heller
Pronunciation: di-TAK-sis nee-o-mex-i-KAY-na
Common name: New Mexico ditaxis
Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
Habitat: Dry slopes, creosote bush scrub, Colorado
Desert and southern edges of Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to December
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ditaxis
2) neomexicana