Monoptilon bellioides (Mojave desertstar)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 4 × 4″ (10 × 11 cm)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 5 × 4½″ (12 × 11 cm)

4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California · ≈ 2½ × 3″ (6.5 × 8.2 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	Monoptilon	From the Greek monos, “one,” and ptilon, “feather,” referring to the pappus of the original species which is a single bristle-like structure
Species	bellioides	Resembling genus Bellis