Pronunciation: kryp-TAN-tha ter-oh-KAR-ya
Common name: Wingnut cryptantha
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly places below 6000', creosote
bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, deserts
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cryptantha
2) pterocarya
Three vars. (cycloptera, pterocarya and purpusii) in SoCal