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Pronunciation: tri-tel-EE-a ix-ee-OH-i-dees SCAB-ra
Common name: Pretty face
Family: Themidaceae (Brodiaea)
Habitat: Scrub edges, mixed or conifer forest, foothill woodland and grassland, clay or granite soils in the Sierras and north and extending at least to Tejon Ranch where these pictures were taken
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Triteleia 2) ixioides 3) scabra