Latin name: Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom var. decumbens (Greene) G.L. Nesom
Pronunciation: eye-so-KO-ma MING-is-ee-eye* de-KUM-bens
Common name: Decumbent goldenbush
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy soil in chaparral, coastal scrub, south South Coast, southern Peninsular Range, southern Channel Islands
Blooming period: June to November
Name derivations: 1) Isocoma 2) menziesii 3) decumbens
*Pronunciation 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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