Pronunciation: hem-i-ZONE-ee-a AIR-i-da
Common name: Red Rock tarplant or tarweed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Clay soil of washes, creosote bush scrub,
1000'-3000', Red Rock Canyon, RARE
Blooming period: May to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Hemizonia 2) arida