Pronunciation: SIR-see-um mo-ha-VEN-see
Common name: Mojave thistle
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Moist alkaline places to 7000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: July to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cirsium
2) mohavense