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Pronunciation: kee-NAK-tis zan-tee-AY-na
Common name: Xantus pincushion
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Sandy soils of desert slopes to 7000' in the western Mojave Desert, ranging from the Mojave River and the north base of the San Gabriel Mts northwest to Mt. Pinos, and from there to the Sierra Nevadas and Oregon
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Chaenactis 2) xantiana