Pronunciation: brik-EL-ee-a des-er-TOR-um
Common name: Desert brickellbush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry rocky places, 800'-7600', creosote
bush scrub to joshua tree woodland, and coastal
sage scrub, west edge of Colorado Desert, cismon-
tane Riverside and San Bernardino Cos
Blooming period: August to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Brickellia
2) desertorum