Latin name: Hesperevax acaulis (Kellogg) E. Greene
  var. ambusticola J. Morefield
  Pronunciation: hes-per-EE-vax ak-AWL-is am-bus-ti-
  KO-la
  Common name: Fire evax
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Bare, generally burned slopes and flats to
  4000', Peninsular Ranges, Santa Fe Dam Recreation
  Area
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Hesperevax
  2) acaulis (3) ambusticola
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