Latin name: Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. Nesom var. vernonioides (Nutt.) G. Nesom Pronunciation: eye-so-KO-ma MING-is-ee-eye* ver-non-ee-OH-i-dees Common name: Coast goldenbush Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Dry sandy slopes and flats of coastal sage scrub and coastal strand from San Diego County to central California Blooming period: April to December Name derivations: 1) Isocoma 2) menziesii 3) vernonioides *NOTE: Pronunciation of menziesii based on original Scottish pronunciation of the name Menzies. If you don't choose to pronounce it this way, it would be MEN-zeez-ee-eye |
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