Pronunciation: pet-al-ON-ix THUR-ber-eye
Common name: Sandpaper plant
Family: Loasaceae (Loasa)
Habitat: Dry sandy or gravelly dunes, washes and
canyons to 4000' in creosote bush scrub
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Petalonyx
2) thurberi