Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nelson
Brownplume wirelettuce, few-flowered wirelettuce, prairie skeletonplant
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5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Asteraceae | The aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers |
| Genus | Stephanomeria | Derived from the Greek stephane, “wreath or crown,” and meros, “division” |
| Species | pauciflora | Few-flowered |
Stephanomeria pauciflora description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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