Latin name: Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torrey) S. Watson
  var. crassicaulis
  Pronunciation: kaw-LAN-thus kras-i-KAW-lis

  Common name: Thickstem wildcabbage
  Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard)
  Habitat: Dry sagebrush scrub, slopes and canyons,
  4000'-8000', pinyon-juniper woodland, uncommon
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Caulanthus
  2) crassicaulis
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