Latin name: Bursera microphylla A. Gray
Pronunciation: BUR-ser-a my-KRO-phil-a
Common name: Elephant tree
Family: Burseraceae (Torchwood)
Habitat: Rocky places to about 2000' in eastern San Diego Co. and western Imperial Co, Arizona, Baja California, and Sonora, Mexico
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Bursera 2) microphylla
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