Pronunciation: kor-i-ZAN-the ZAN-tee
Common name: Xantus' spineflower
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: Dry slopes and washes to 6000', pinyon-
juniper. foothill and joshua tree woodland, Kern Co.
to San Bernardino Mts
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Chorizanthe
2) xanti