Pronunciation: vig-ee-ER-a las-in-ee-AY-ta
Common name: San Diego County goldeneye
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry or shrubby slopes to 2500', coastal
sage scrub, chaparral, southwest San Diego Co.,
northern Baja
Blooming period: February to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Viguiera
2) laciniata
NOTE: The French name which the specific epithet
is based on is Viguier, pronounced VI-gwee-ay, which
would technically make the pronunciation of this name
VI-gwee-ay-a, but this is not commonly accepted.