Latin name: Cryptantha holoptera (A. Gray) J.F.
  Macbr.
  Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha ho-LOP-ter-a

  Common name: Winged cryptantha
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Gravelly or rocky places to 2000', creosote
  bush scrub, Colorado and east Mojave Deserts

  Blooming period: March to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cryptantha
  2) holoptera
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