Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha yoo-taw-EN-sis
Common name: Scented cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly places below 6500', joshua
tree woodland, creosote bush scrub, deserts from Santa
Rosa Mts, Riverside County, to Inyo County
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) utahensis