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Pronunciation: glos-oh-PET-a-lon spy-NES-ens AIR-i-dum
Common name: Spiny greasebush
Family: Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma)
Habitat: 3500'-7000', carbonate soils, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave Desert and north base of San Bernardino Mts, Death Valley
Blooming period: April to May
Name derivations: 1) Glossopetalon 2) spinescens 3) aridum