Latin name: Blennosperma nanum (Hook.) S.F. Blake
  var. nanum
  Pronunciation: blen-oh-SPER-ma NAN-um

  Common name: Yellow carpet
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Wet open areas, woods, grasslands, vernal
  pools, mud flats to 4500'

  Blooming period: February to April
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Blennosperma
  2) nanum
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