Latin name: Fremontodendron mexicanum Davidson
Pronunciation: free-mont-oh-DEN-dron mex-i-KAY-num
Common name: Mexican flannelbush
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Habitat: Locally present in dry canyons, chaparral, southern oak woodland, around 1500', San Diego Co. (Otay Mountain), also Orange and SW Imperial Co.
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Fremontodendron 2) mexicanum
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