Xylorhiza tortifolia (Mojave Aster)

Xylorhiza tortifolia

Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene

Mojave Aster, Desert Aster

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
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	Xylorhiza	Woodyasters, from the Greek for “woody root”
Species	tortifolia	From the Latin for “twisted leaf”