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Latin name: Lepidium fremontii S. Watson Pronunciation: leh-PID-ee-um free-MONT-ee-eye Common name: Desert alyssum Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Habitat: Sandy washes, gravelly soils, rocky slopes and ridges below 5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Lepidium 2) fremontii |
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