Latin name: Rupertia physodes (Hook.) Grimes
Pronunciation: roo-PUR-tee-a fy-SO-dees
Common name: California tea
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Brush and wooded areas below 7500', many cismontane plant communities from San Bernardino and Orange Cos. north
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Rupertia 2) physodes
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