Latin name: Osmadenia tenella Nutt.
  Pronunciation: os-ma-DEE-nee-a ten-EL-la

  Common name: Three-spot, Osmadenia
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Barren, often rocky, exposed hillsides, canyons
  to 3000', coastal sage scrub, southern oak woodland,
  cismontane

  Blooming period: May to October
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Osmadenia
  2) tenella
Return to Home Page