R.L. Hartm.
Pronunciation: zan-THIS-ma GRAS-il-ee
Common name: Slender goldenweed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy or rocky places to 5000', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland, east Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Xanthisma
2) gracile
Formerly Machaeranthera gracilis