arguta (B.L. Rob.) Jeps.
Pronunciation: brik-EL-ee-a a-trak-til-OH-i-dees ar-
GOO-ta
Common name: Spearleaf brickellbush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Rocky places to 7500', creosote bush
scrub, joshua tree woodland
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Brickellia
2) atractyloides 3) arguta
Formerly Brickellia arguta var. arguta