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Pronunciation: pla-tee-STE-mon ka-li-FOR-ni-kus
Common name: Cream cups
Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy)
Habitat: Open grassy clay or sandy places in valley grassland, chaparral and oak woodland, mostly below 3000', in much of cismontane California and reaching the west edge of the deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Platystemon 2) californicus