Pronunciation: tet-ra-KOK-us di-oh-IK-us
Common name: Parry's tetracoccus
Family: Picrodendraceae (Bitter-tree)
Habitat: Dry stony slopes to 2500', chaparral, Orange
County through cismontane San Diego County
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Tetracoccus
2) dioicus