Latin name: Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne Pronunciation: am-BRO-zee-a er-ee-oh-SEN-tra Common name: Woolly bur-sage Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower) Habitat: Dry gravelly and rocky places, 2500'-5000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland, mountains of east Mojave Desert Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Ambrosia 2) eriocentra |
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