| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nicolletia occidentalis A.Gray trib. Calenduleae |
| Bibliography | Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts. [J.C.Frémont]: 316 (1845) |
| Native Range | California to Baja California Norte |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 600-1400m |
| Description | thick taproot, stems glabrous, leaves alternate, carnose, pectinate-pinnate, segments linear, sharply acute, capitula subsessile, ligules oblong, 4mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pink-red |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |