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Pronunciation: am-ar-AN-thus ka-li-FOR-ni-kus
Common name: California amaranth
Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth, Pigweed)
Habitat: Dried mud, moist flats, mostly lower elevations, cismotane and Coachella Valley, San Diego Co. north
Blooming period: July to October
Name derivations: 1) Amaranthus 2) californicus