var. papposa
Pronunciation: PEK-tis pa-POE-sa
Common name: Chinchweed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry flats and plains, rocky slopes below
5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland,
Death Valley, Mojave and Colorado Deserts
Blooming period: June to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Pectis
2) papposa