Pronunciation: les-IN-jee-a LEM-on-ee-eye
Common name: Lemmon's lessingia
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy places to 6000', creosote bush scrub,
pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave Desert, San Gabriel
Mts to Mt Pinos
Blooming period: May to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lessingia
2) lemmonii