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Pronunciation: kal-i-KAN-thus ok-si-den-TAY-lis
Common name: Spicebush, Sweet-shrub
Family: Calycanthaceae (Spicebush)
Habitat: Moist, shady places, canyons, streamsides mostly north of the Southern California region but according to the Jepson Manual apparently naturalized in the northern Palomar Mountains
Blooming period: April to August
Name derivations: 1) Calycanthus 2) occidentalis