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Chorizanthe (spineflower)

Synonyms: Acanthogonum; Eriogonella; Trigonocarpus

Wikipedia Abstract

Chorizanthe is a genus of plants in the buckwheat family known generally as spineflowers. These are small, squat, herbaceous plants with spiny-looking inflorescences of flowers. The flowers may be in shades of red or yellow to white. The bracts are pointed and sometimes tipped with a hooked awn, and the inflorescence often dries into a rounded, spiny husk. Spineflowers are found in western North America and South America. Selected species:
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Species

Chorizanthe angustifolia (narrowleaf spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe aphanantha
Chorizanthe biloba (twolobe spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe blakleyi (Blakley's spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe brevicornu (sagebrush chorizanthe) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe breweri (San Luis Obispo spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe clevelandii (Cleveland's spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe commisuralis
Chorizanthe corrugata (wrinkled chorizanthe) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe cuspidata (San Francisco spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe dasyantha
Chorizanthe densa
Chorizanthe deserticola
Chorizanthe diffusa (diffuse spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe douglasii (San Benito spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe eastwoodiae
Chorizanthe fimbriata (fringed spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe flava
Chorizanthe flavescens
Chorizanthe frankenioides
Chorizanthe frankenoides
Chorizanthe gajardoi
Chorizanthe glabrescens
Chorizanthe howellii (howell's spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe inaequalis
Chorizanthe inequalis
Chorizanthe interposita
Chorizanthe kingii
Chorizanthe leptotheca (Ramona spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe membranacea (pink spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe mieresii
Chorizanthe minutiflora
Chorizanthe mutabilis
Chorizanthe navasiae
Chorizanthe novoana
Chorizanthe nudicaule
Chorizanthe obovata (spoonsepal spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe orcuttiana (Orcutt's spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe palmeri (Palmer's spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe paniculata
Chorizanthe parryi (San Bernardino spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe peduncularis
Chorizanthe polygonoides (knotweed spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe procumbens (prostrate spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe pulchella
Chorizanthe pungens (Monterey spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe rectispina (prickly spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe rigida (devil's spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe robusta (Robust spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe rosasii
Chorizanthe rosulenta
Chorizanthe spinosa (Mojave spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe staticoides (turkish rugging) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe stellulata (starlet spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe stricta
Chorizanthe turbinata
Chorizanthe uniaristata (oneawn spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe vaginata
Chorizanthe valida (Sonoma spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe ventricosa (Priest Valley spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe virgata
Chorizanthe viridis
Chorizanthe watsonii (fivetooth spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe wheeleri (Santa Barbara spineflower) (Attributes)
Chorizanthe xanti (Riverside spineflower) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0