Pronunciation: kee-NAK-tis ma-KRAN-tha
Common name: Large-flowered pincushion
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Gravelly desert plains and canyons, 2000'-
5000', creosote bush scrub, shadscale and sage-
brush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave
Desert, Death Valley
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Chaenactis
2) macrantha