Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata

Common names: Fringed spineflower
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 465.

Plants 1–3(–3.5) × 1–2.5 dm. Leaf blades elliptic to obovate or spatulate, 1–3.5 × 0.2–1(–2.5) cm. Perianths 6–7(–8) mm; tepals fimbriate apically with distal segments linear to lanceolate, distinctly broader than lateral segments. 2n = 40, 44.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy to gravelly or rocky places, mixed grassland and chaparral communities, pine-oak woodlands
Elevation: 30-1700 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Variety fimbriata is found from eastern Orange and western Riverside counties southward through San Diego County into Baja California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
Nuttall +
Fringed spineflower +
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
30-1700 m +
Sandy to gravelly or rocky places, mixed grassland and chaparral communities, pine-oak woodlands +
Flowering Mar–Jul. +
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia +
Chorizanthe sect. Anisogonum +, Chorizanthe sect. Eriogonellopsis +  and Chorizanthe sect. Herbaceae +
Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata +
Chorizanthe fimbriata +
variety +