Pronunciation: mon-OP-ti-lon bel-id-i-FOR-mee
Common name: Daisy desertstar
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy desert places, 2000'-4000', creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Mojave Desert
and northern border of Colorado Desert
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Monoptilon
(2) bellidiforme