Latin name: Calycoseris wrightii A. Gray Pronunciation: kal-i-ko-SER-is RITE-ee-eye Common name: White tackstem Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Desert washes and plains, gravelly slopes to 6000', creosote bush scrub, east Mojave Desert to Eureka Valley and Death Valley Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Calycoseris 2) wrightii |
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