Pronunciation: pe-TUNE-ee-a par-vi-FLOR-a
Common name: Wild petunia, Seaside petunia
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Open washes, dry streambeds to 4000',
South Coast, northern Channel Islands, Peninsular
Range, Colorado Desert
Blooming period: April to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Petunia
2) parviflora
NOTE: This is an unusual white form of the species
that was photographed in Camarillo Regional Park.