Pronunciation: kal-ip-TRID-ee-um mo-NAN-drum
Common name: Sand cress
Family: Montiaceae (Montia)
Habitat: Open sandy places to 6000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland, deserts from Mono County
south, burns, chaparral, coastal sage scrub
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Calyptridium
2) monandrum