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Pronunciation: sa-thi-ROE-tees ra-mo-SIS-si-ma
Common name: Turtleback
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Hard dry soils of flats and ledges, sandy creosote bush scrub mostly below 3000', both deserts, Death Valley
Blooming period: March to June
Name derivations: 1) Psathyrotes 2) ramosissima