Pronunciation: por-oh-FIL-um GRAS-i-lee
Common name: Slender poreleaf, Odora
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, washes, mesas to 5000',
creosote bush scrub, both deserts, coastal sage scrub
in San Diego and Orange Counties
Blooming period: October to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Porophyllum
2) gracile