Pronunciation: neh-MAH-kla-dus ra-mo-SI-si-mus
Common name: Smallflower threadplant
Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower)
Habitat: Open sandy places to 2000', creosote bush
scrub, west Colorado and south Mojave Deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Nemacladus
2) ramosissimus