Latin name: Madia minima (A. Gray) Keck
  Pronunciation: MAD-ee-a MIN-im-a

  Common name: Pygmy madia
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Gravelly slopes 3500'-8500', mostly yellow pine
  forest, mountains from San Diego Co. to Mt. Pinos

  Blooming period: May to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Madia  2) minima
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