Latin name: Zigadenus fremontii (Torrey) S. Watson
  Pronunciation: zig-a-DEE-nus FREE-mont-ee-eye

  Common name: Star lily
  Family: Liliaceae (Lily)
  Habitat: Rocky outcrops, dry grassy or wooded
  slopes below 3000', coastal sage scrub and
  chaparral
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Zigadenus
  2) fremontii
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