Latin name: Thamnosma montana Torrey & Frémont
  Pronunciation: them-NOS-ma mon-TAY-na
  Common name: Turpentine-broom
  Family: Rutaceae (Rue)
  Habitat: Dry slopes to 5500', creosote bush scrub to
  pinyon-juniper woodland, deserts
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Thamnosma
  (2) montana
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