Latin name: Linanthus bellus (A. Gray) Greene
Pronunciation: lin-AN-thus BEL-us
Common name: Desert beauty
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Desert chaparral areas in sandy soils to 4200', southeast Peninsular Range (SE San Diego Co.), Baja
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Linanthus 2) bellus
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