Latin name: Madia elegans Lindleyi ssp. wheeleri
  (A. Gray) Keck
  Pronunciation: MAD-ee-a EL-e-gans WHEEL-er-
  eye

  Common name: Wheeler's common madia
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Dry places in yellow pine forest, San
  Jacinto Mts to Mt. Pinos

  Blooming period: June to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Madia
  2) elegans
 3) wheeleri
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