Pronunciation: bah-hee-OP-sis 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) Bahiopsis
(2) reticulata
Formerly Viguiera reticulata