ssp. echioides (Benth.) Semple
Pronunciation: het-er-o-THEE-ka seh-si-li-FLOR-a
ek-ee-OH-i-dees
Common name: Bristly golden-aster
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry sandy open places to 6500', coastal
sage scrub, chaparral, valley grassland, yellow
pine forest, Baja to central California
Blooming period: July to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Heterotheca
2) sessiliflora 3) echioides