Pronunciation: ox-ee-THEE-ka per-fo-lee-AY-ta
Common name: Roundleaf oxytheca
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly places, 2500'-6000', creosote
bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Oxytheca
2) perfoliata