Latin name: Psilocarphus tenellus Nutt. Pronunciation: sy-lo-KAR-fus ten-EL-us Common name: Slender woollyheads, Woolly marbles Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Dry, seasonally moist slopes, flats, burns, trails to 7500', rarely vernal pools, California Floristic Province excluding Tehachapis, San Bernadinos, eastern Peninsular Range, San Jacintos Blooming period: April to June Name derivations: 1) Psilocarphus 2) tenellus |
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