Pronunciation: en-SEE-lee-a AK-ton-eye
Common name: Acton encelia
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Rocky slopes and roadsides to 5000', creosote
bush scrub, west Colorado and Mojave Deserts north
to Death Valley, West Transverse Range
Blooming period: February to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Encelia 2) actoni