Latin name: Fremontodendron californicum (Torrey) Coville
Pronunciation: free-mont-oh-DEN-dron ka-li-FOR-ni-kum
Common name: Flannelbush
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Dry, mostly granitic slopes in chaparral, oak and yellow pine woodland, pinyon-juniper woodland, rocky ridges to 6000-7000'
Blooming period: May to June
Name derivations: 1) Fremontodendron 2) californicum
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