Pronunciation: hem-i-ZONE-ee-a pan-ik-yoo-LAY-ta
Common name: San Diego tarplant or tarweed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry hills and mesas at low elevations, valley
grassland, west Riverside Co. to San Diego Co.
Blooming period: May to November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Hemizonia
2) paniculata