Latin name: Malacothrix sonchoides (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray
Pronunciation: ma-la-KO-thrix son-KO-i-dees
Common name: Yellow saucers
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Open sandy places, 2000'-5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, western and northern Mojave Desert, Death Valley
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Malacothrix 2) sonchoides
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