Latin name: Senecio mohavensis A. Gray
  Pronunciation: sen-EE-see-oh mo-ha-VEN-sis

  Common name: Mojave ragwort
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Sandy washes, flats and canyons to 2500',
  creosote bush scrub, Colorado Desert, Death
  Valley

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Senecio
  2) mohavensis
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