Nesom var. spinosa
Pronunciation: klor-a-KAN-tha spy-NOH-sa
Common name: Spiny aster, Mexican devil-weed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Low subsaline places to 500', seeps, moist
streamsides, alkali sink, coastal sage scrub, creosote
bush scrub, southern San Diego Co., Colorado
Desert
Blooming period: June to December
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Chloracantha
2) spinosa