Pronunciation: ar-IS-ti-da ad-sen-see-OWN-is
Common name: Three-awn
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry open places, rocky hillsides below
3500', creosote bush scrub, coastal sage scrub,
deserts
Blooming period: February to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Aristida
2) adscensionis