Latin name: Chaetadelpha wheeleri A. Gray
  Pronunciation: kee-ta-DEL-fa WHEEL-er-eye

  Common name: Dune broom
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Sand dunes, creosote bush scrub, sage-
  brush scrub, 3000'-5000', base of White-Inyo
  Ranch, Eureka Valley

  Blooming period: May to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chaetadelpha
  2) wheeleri
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