Pronunciation: tet-ra-DI-me-a spy-NOH-sa
Common name: Spiny horsebrush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry slopes and flats, 3000'-7000', saltbush
scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Tetradymia
2) spinosa