Pronunciation: sen-TORE-ee-a sol-sti-shee-AY-lis
Common name: Yellow star thistle
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, disturbed grasslands or
woodlands, widely distributed in California, native to
Europe
Blooming period: May to October
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Centaurea
2) solstitialis