Pronunciation: ak-i-ra-KEE-na MOL-lis
Common name: Blow wives
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Moist grassy areas on heavy soils below
1500', southern oak woodland, cismontane valleys
from Baja north, Channel Ids
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Achyrachaena
2) mollis