Latin name: Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L.
  Pronunciation: pol-ee-KAR-pon tet-ra-FI-lum

  Common name: Four-leaf allseed
  Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink)
  Habitat: Beaten soil of paths and along roads, in
  waste and disturbed places, cismontane southern
  California, naturalized from Europe

  Blooming period: May to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Polycarpon
  2) tetraphyllum
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