Pronunciation: goo-tee-er-EE-zee-a my-kro-SEF-a-la
Common name: Sticky snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Open desert to 7500', shadscale and creosote
bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: July to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gutierrezia
2) microcephala