Latin name: Holocarpha heermannii (E. Greene) Keck Pronunciation: ho-lo-KAR-fa heer-MAN-ee-eye Common name: Heermann's tarplant Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Hard-baked soils, valley grassland to about 4000', Ventura and Kern Cos., Tehachapis to central California, northern West Transverse Range Blooming period: May to October Name derivations: 1) Holocarpha 2) heermannii |
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