What is "rafinesquia"

Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion family, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.

The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841.

1. Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California Plumeseed, California Chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA ( CA OR NV AZ UT)
2. Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray (New Mexico Plumeseed, Desert Chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA ( CA NV AZ UT NM TX)