Latin name: Oxytheca emarginata H.M. Hall
  Pronunciation: ox-ee-THEE-ka ee-mar-jin-AY-ta
  Common name: Whitemargin oxytheca
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Dry open scrubby places or woodlands,
  4000'-8000', San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mts
  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Oxytheca
  (2) emarginata
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