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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