A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
Pronunciation: kras-chen-in-i-KO-vee-a la-NAY-ta
Common name: Winterfat
Family: Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot)
Habitat: Rocky to clay soils, flats, slopes and mesas,
2000'-7000', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper
woodland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations:
1) Krascheninnikovia 2) lanata