Pronunciation: ply-a-KAN-thus spy-NOH-sus
Common name: Thorny skeleton-plant
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky places, 5000'-11,000',
sagebrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland and
bristlecone forest, desert slopes of San Gabriel
and San Bernardino Mts, Panamint Mts
Blooming period: July to September
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Pleiacanthus
2) spinosus
Formerly Stephanomeria spinosa