Latin name: Chamaesyce ocellata (Durand & Hilg.)
  Millsp. ssp. arenicola (Parish) Thorne
  Pronunciation: kam-ee-SY-see os-el-AY-ta ar-en-
  IK-o-la

  Common name: Dune spurge
  Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
  Habitat: Occasional in sandy places to 2500',
  dunes, creosote bush scrub, Mojave Desert

  Blooming period: May to September
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chamaesyce
  2) ocellata
 3) arenicola
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