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Pronunciation: klor-a-KAN-tha spy-NO-sa
Common name: Spiny aster
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Low subsaline places to 500', seeps, moist streamsides, alkali sink, coastal sage scrub, creosote bush scrub, southern San Diego Co., Colorado Desert
Blooming period: June to December
Name derivations: 1) Chloracantha 2) spinosa