Pronunciation: an-eye-so-KO-ma ak-AWL-is
Common name: Scalebud
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy washes and dry slopes to 7300', creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Anisocoma
2) acaulis