Latin name: Symphyotrichum defoliatum (Parish) G.L. Nesom
Pronunciation: sim-fee-oh-TRY-kum dee-fo-lee-AY-tum
Common name: San Bernardino aster
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Grasslands and disturbed places to about 4500' in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts and the Peninsular Range
Blooming period: July to November
Name derivations: 1) Symphyotrichum 2) defoliatum
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