Latin name: Allionia incarnata L. var. villosa (Standl.)
  Munz
  Pronunciation: al-ee-OWN-ee-a in-kar-NAY-ta
vil-OH-sa
  Common name: Trailing windmills
  Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock)
  Habitat: Dry stony benches and slopes to 5000', both
  deserts in creosote bush scrub
  Blooming period: April to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Allionia
  2) incarnata 3) villosa
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