Latin name: Pterostegia drymarioides Fischer & C. Meyer
Pronunciation: ter-oh-STEE-jee-a dry-mar-ee-OH-i-dees
Common name: Threadstem
Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
Habitat: In shade of shrubs, rocks, etc. to 5000' in much of cismontane southern California and occasional in the desert
Blooming period: March to July
Name derivations: 1) Pterostegia 2) drymarioides