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Pronunciation: men-oh-DORE-a spi-NES-ens
Common name: Spiny menodora
Family: Oleaceae (Olive)
Habitat: Dry mesas and slopes, mostly 3500'- 6500', shadscale scrub and joshua tree woodland, eastern and northern Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Name derivations: 1) Menodora 2) spinescens