Pronunciation: vig-ee-ER-a re-tik-yoo-LAY-ta
Common name: Mojave goldeneye
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Gravelly washes and rocky canyons to
5000', creosote bush scrub, Mojave desert ranges
Blooming period: February to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Viguiera
(2) reticulata
NOTE: The French name which the specific epithet
is based on is Viguier, pronounced VI-gwee-ay, which
would technically make the pronunciation of this name
VI-gwee-AY-a, but this is not commonly accepted.