Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Centrostegia > Centrostegia thurberi

Centrostegia thurberi (red-triangles; red triangles; spring flower)

Synonyms: Centrostegia cryptantha; Centrostegia thurberi var. macrotheca; Chorizanthe thurberi (homotypic); Chorizanthe thurberi var. cryptantha; Chorizanthe thurberi var. macrotheca

Wikipedia Abstract

Centrostegia is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Centrostegia thurberi is known by the common names Thurber's spineflower and red triangles. It is a petite herb with a distinct red coloration.
View Wikipedia Record: Centrostegia thurberi

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Death Valley National Park II 762125 California, Nevada, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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