Latin name: Delairea odorata Lem..
  Pronunciation: del-AIR-ee-a oh-dor-AY-ta

  Common name: Cape-ivy
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Naturalized in canyons and gullies along
  Southern and Central California coasts, occasional
  in inland canyons, native to South Africa

  Blooming period: December to March
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Delairea
  2) odorata
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