Latin name: Pentachaeta lyonii A. Gray
  Pronunciation: pen-ta-KEE-ta LIE-on-ee-eye

  Common name: Lyon's pentachaeta
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Valley grassland, coastal Los Angeles Co.,
  Santa Catalina Island, ENDANGERED
  Blooming period: March to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Pentachaeta
  2) lyonii
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