Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana

Reveal and Hardham

Phytologia 66: 125. 1989.

Common names: Ben Lomand spineflower
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 453. Mentioned on page 456.

Plants slightly ascending to erect, 0.5–2.5 × 0.5–10 dm. Involucres: margins dark pinkish to purple, scarious. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy places, chaparral communities, pine-oak woodlands
Elevation: 90-500 m

Discussion

Variety hartwegiana is locally common but restricted mainly to the Ben Lomand sand hill area of Santa Cruz County. Until 1989, the name Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegii was misapplied to this taxon.

of conservation concern

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James L. Reveal +
Reveal and Hardham +
Ben Lomand spineflower +
90-500 m +
Sandy places, chaparral communities, pine-oak woodlands +
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Chorizanthe sect. Anisogonum +, Chorizanthe sect. Eriogonellopsis +  and Chorizanthe sect. Herbaceae +
Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana +
Chorizanthe pungens +
variety +