Pronunciation: lep-toe-SY-nee mar-IT-i-ma
Common name: Sea dahlia
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Coastal bluffs and dunes below 200', coastal
strand and sage scrub, rare in Calif.
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Leptosyne
2) maritima
Formerly Coreopsis maritima