Pronunciation: men-oh-DORE-a spy-NES-ens
Common name: Spiny menodora
Family: Oleaceae (Olive)
Habitat: Dry mesas and slopes, mostly 3500'-
6500', shadscale scrub and joshua tree woodland,
eastern and northern Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Menodora
2) spinescens