Pronunciation: lee-sel-ee-AS-trum SHOT-ee-eye
Common name: Schott's calico
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Dry gravelly or sandy places to 5000', creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Loeseliastrum
2) schottii