Pronunciation: pew-se-FIL-um SHOT-ee-eye
Common name: Desert-fir, Pygmy-cedar
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Rocky places and canyons below 5000',
creosote bush scrub, both deserts
Blooming period: December to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Peucephyllum
2) schottii