Chorizanthe fimbriata

Chorizanthe fimbriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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 Polygonaceae family, the buckwheats. It is a member of the genus Chorizanthe, the spineflowers, and is native to southern California and northern Baja California.[1][2]

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).[2] It is found in coastal sage and montane chaparral and woodlands habitats.[2]

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.[2]

Varieties

There are two varieties of the Fringed spineflower:

Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata
Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata

References

  1. ↑ USDA . accessed 11.1.2011
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jepson . accessed 11.1.2011


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