Latin name: Hornungia procumbens (L.) Hayek Pronunciation: HOR-nung-gee-a pro-KUM-bens Common name: Prostrate hutchinsia Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard) Habitat: Scattered in moist alkaline places to 8500', saline seeps and salt marshes, shaded sites, meadows, sagebrush scrub, juniper woodland and desert from San Diego Co. north and Channel Islands Blooming period: March to July Name derivations: 1) Hornungia 2) procumbens |
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