Latin name: Chamaesyce polycarpa (Benth.)
  Millsp.
  Pronunciation: kam-ee-SY-see pol-ee-KAR-pa

  Common name: Small-seeded spurge
  Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge)
  Habitat: Dry slopes and washes, sandy places
  below 3000', creosote bush scrub in both deserts,
  coastal sage scrub and chaparral, Ventura to San
  Diego Co.

  Blooming period: Most of the year
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chamaesyce
  2) polycarpa
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