Pronunciation: SIR-see-um skare-ee-OH-sum
Common name: Elk thistle
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Meadows, 3000'-7000', chaparral, yellow pine
forest, Palomar and San Bernardino Mts, extremely
variable
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cirsium
2) scariosum