Pronunciation: tri-KAR-dee-a WAT-son-ee-eye
Common name: Three-hearts
Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly desert slopes and
flats to 7000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree
and pinyon-juniper woodland, San Bernardino
Mts, deserts
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Tricardia
2) watsonii