Latin name: Pilostyles thurberi A. Gray
Pronunciation: pi-lo-STY-lees THUR-ber-eye
Common name: Thurber's stemsucker
Family: Apodanthaceae (Apodanthus)
Habitat: Creosote bush scrub, Colorado Desert, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial Counties, parasitic on Dalea
Blooming period: January
Name derivations: 1) Pilostyles 2) thurberi
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