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Pronunciation: SIR-see-um ok-si-den-TAY-lee ven-OOS-tum
Common name: Venus thistle
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Grassland, woodland, sandy places, western Mojave Desert and west Transverse Range
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Cirsium 2) occidentale 3) venustum