Lewis & J. Szweykowski
Pronunciation: gay-oh-FIE-tum het-er-oh-ZY-gum
Common name: Zig-zag groundsmoke
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Chaparral, montane coniferous forest,
4000'-7000', San Jacinto, San Bernardino and
San Gabriel Mts
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gayophytum
2) heterozygum