Latin name: Monanthochloe littoralis Engelm.
  Pronunciation: mo-nan-the-KLO-ee lit-or-AY-lis

  Common name: Shoregrass
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Coastal salt marsh, Santa Barbara to Baja
  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Monanthochloe
  2) littoralis
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