Pronunciation: lef-LING-ee-a skwa-RO-sa
Common name: Spreading pygmyleaf
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly soils, disturbed areas to
about 4000', coastal sage scrub, chaparral and valley
grasslands in interior valleys
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Loeflingia
2) squarrosa