Latin name: Camissoniopsis pallida (Abrams) Raven ssp. pallida
Pronunciation: kam-is-own-ee-OP-sis PAL-i-da
Common name: Pale primrose
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose)
Habitat: Flats and slopes below 6000', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Camissoniopsis 2) pallida
Formerly Camissonia pallida ssp. pallida
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