Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha ek-in-EL-la
Common name: Prickly popcorn flower
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry gravelly or rocky soils, woodlands and
coniferous forests to 8500', Transverse Range
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Cryptantha
(2) echinella