Pronunciation: tri-kop-TIL-ee-um in-SY-sum
Common name: Yellowheads
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Canyons, washes, rocky places to 3000',
creosote bush scrub, Colorado Desert
Blooming period: February to May, October to
November
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Trichoptilium
2) incisum