Latin name: Hesperochiron nanus (Lindl.) Greene
Pronunciation: hes-per-oh-KY-ron NAN-us
Common name: California hesperochiron
Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)
Habitat: Moist places, meadows and valleys, and montane coniferous forest from the San Bernardinos to Mt. Pinos and north from 4000' to 9000'
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Hesperochiron 2) nanus
Formerly Hesperochiron californicus
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