Pronunciation: ox-ee-THEE-ka tri-lo-BAY-ta
Common name: Threelobe oxytheca
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Chaparral, dry slopes and sandy places,
3000'-7000', joshua tree woodland, yellow pine
forest, San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts, west
Desert Mts, Peninsular Range
Blooming period: June to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Oxytheca
2) trilobata