Pronunciation: al-ee-OWN-ee-a in-kar-NAY-ta
Common name: 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