Latin name: Calandrinia breweri S. Watson
  Pronunciation: kal-an-DRIN-ee-a BROO-er-eye

  Common name: Brewer's red maids
  Family: Montiaceae (Montia)
  Habitat: Sandy to loamy soils, chaparral, coastal
  sage scrub, disturbed areas, burns, below 4000',
  South Coast, West Transverse Range

  Blooming period: March to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Calandrinia
  2) breweri
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