Pronunciation: ma-TEE-lee-a par-vi-FO-lee-a
Common name: Desert spearleaf
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Habitat: Dry rocky places, 2000'-3000', creosote
bush scrub, both deserts, UNCOMMON
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Matelea
2) parvifolia