Latin name: Amphipappus fremontii Torrey & A.
 Gray var. fremontii
  Pronunciation: am-fi-PA-pus FREE-mont-ee-eye

  Common name: Chaffbush
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Open desert and flats to 5000', creosote
  bush scrub, Death Valley to Funeral Mts, north
  San Bernardino Co.
  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Amphipappus
  2) fremontii
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