Chorizanthe fimbriata

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Chorizanthe
Species:
C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Chorizanthe fimbriata

Chorizanthe fimbriata, the fringed spineflower, is an annual plant in the family Polygonaceae, the buckwheats. It is a member of the genus Chorizanthe, the spineflowers, and is native to southern California and northern Baja California.[2][3]

Distribution

The Chorizanthe fimbriata species is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains (California) and the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California and Baja California, below 1,600 metres (5,200 ft).[3] It is found in coastal sage and montane chaparral and woodlands habitats.[3]

Description

The Chorizanthe fimbriata plant is low-lying at 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in), and spreading 1–3.5 metres (3.3–11.5 ft) in diameter. It bears small star-shaped 5-lobed reddish-purple flowers with yellow tubes.[3]

Varieties

There are two varieties of the Fringed spineflower:

Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata
Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ↑ USDA . accessed 11.1.2011
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jepson . accessed 11.1.2011


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