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Pronunciation: kee-NAK-tis ma-KRAN-tha
Common name: Large-flowered pincushion
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Gravelly desert plains and canyons, 2000'- 5000', creosote bush scrub, shadscale and sage- brush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave Desert, Death Valley
Blooming period: April to May
Name derivations: 1) Chaenactis 2) macrantha