aridum M.E.Jones
Pronunciation: glos-oh-PET-a-lon spy-NES-ens AIR-
i-dum
Common name: Spiny greasebush
Family: Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma)
Habitat: 3500'-7000', carbonate soils, joshua tree
and pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave Desert and
north base of San Bernardino Mts, Death Valley
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Glossopetalon
2) spinescens 3) aridum
Formerly Glossopetalon spinescens