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Chorizanthe rectispina

Chorizanthe rectispina Goodman

One-awned Spineflower, Prickly Spineflower, Straight Awned Spineflower

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CHRE

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall by 20 inches across.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, mixed grassland communities, pine-oak woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Chorizanthe rectispina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chorizanthe rectispina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chorizanthe rectispina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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