Latin name: Hesperocnide tenella Torrey
Pronunciation: hes-per-oh-NIDE-dee
Common name: Black hair nettle
Family: Urticaceae (Nettle)
Habitat: Shaded slopes at low elevations, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, cismontane to desert edge
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Hesperocnide 2) tenella
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