Acourtia nana explained

Acourtia nana, the desert holly or dwarf desertpeony, is a North American species of perennial plants in the family Asteraceae. found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Desert regions of the south-western United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Flowers, uncommonly seen, have a scent similar to jasmine or violets.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066006 Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 73, 74 Desert holly, dwarf desertpeony Acourtia nana (A. Gray) Reveal & R. M. King, Phytologia. 27: 230. 1973.
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14225878#page/123/mode/1up Gray, Asa 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 111
3. Reveal, J. L. and R. M. King. 1973. Re-establishment of Acourtia D. Don (Asteraceae). Phytologia 27: 228–232.
4. Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012,