Pronunciation: brik-EL-ee-a my-kro-FIL-a
Common name: Little-leaved brickellbush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry rocky places, 3000'-8000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodlands, San
Gabriel Mts, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: August to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Brickellia
2) microphylla
Two vars. (microphylla and scabra) in SoCal