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Pronunciation: raf-in-ES-kee-a ka-li-FOR-ni-ka
Common name: California chicory
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Shrubby slopes and in open woods in coastal sage scrub and chaparral, often in recently burned areas and other disturbed places at fairly low elevations, sometimes in creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland in the desert
Blooming period: April to July
Name derivations: 1) Rafinesquia 2) californica