Pronunciation: mon-oh-LOPE-ee-a lan-see-oh-LAY-ta
Common name: Common hillside daisy
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Grassy places below 5000', southern oak
woodland, chaparral, Riverside and Orange Counties
north, west Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Monolopia
2) lanceolata