Latin name: Stylocline micropoides A. Gray
Pronunciation: sty-lo-KLY-nee my-kro-PO-i-dees
Common name: Woollyhead neststraw
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy washes and dry slopes to 4000', creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland, northern Colorado and Mojave Deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Stylocline 2) micropoides
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