Pronunciation: ROO-mex hy-men-oh-SEE-pal-us
Common name: Wild rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry sandy places below 5000', coastal
sage scrub, valley grassland, chaparral, joshua tree
woodland, creosote bush scrub
Blooming period: January to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Rumex
2) hymenosepalus