Latin name: Erigeron parishii A. Gray Pronunciation: er-IJ-er-on PARE-ish-ee-eye Common name: Parish's fleabane Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Dry slopes in joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland and creosote bush scrub from 2500' to 6000' in the southern Mojave Desert and around the north base of the San Bernardino Mountains, particularly in Cushenbury Canyon Blooming period: May to June Name derivations: 1) Erigeron 2) parishii NOTE: Jepson e-flora says threatened by limestone mining |
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