Chorizanthe brevicornu: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Chorizanthe
- Species
- Chorizanthe brevicornu
- Scientific Name
- Chorizanthe brevicornu
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Chorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe brevicornu is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family which is known by the common name brittle spineflower. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it is widely distributed but is most abundant in the deserts. The plant extends an erect, naked, highly branching stem which is greenish in color. Most of the leaves grow from the base of the plant, but a few small ones may appear up on the stem. At the end of each of the many branches is a tube-shaped inflorescence which opens into a tiny white or greenish-yellow flower a few millimeters wide. Chorizanthe brevicornu relies on wind and small mammals for seed dispersal. The brittle nature of the plant allows the inflorescence to break apart, aiding in spreading seeds across arid landscapes.
There are two subvarieties of C. brevicornu. This species includes two recognized varieties: C. brevicornu var. brevicornu and C. brevicornu var. spathulata.It is an annual herb that typically blooms between February and May.
...Chorizanthe brevicornu in languages:
- English
- Sagebrush Chorizanthe
- English
- Brittle Spineflower
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Chorizanthe angustifolia
- Chorizanthe aphanantha
- Chorizanthe biloba
- Chorizanthe blakleyi
- Chorizanthe brevicornu
- Chorizanthe breweri
- Chorizanthe clevelandii
- Chorizanthe commisuralis
- Chorizanthe corrugata
- Chorizanthe cuspidata
- Chorizanthe dasyantha
- Chorizanthe diffusa
- Chorizanthe douglasii
- Chorizanthe eastwoodiae
- Chorizanthe fimbriata
- Chorizanthe flava
- Chorizanthe flavescens
- Chorizanthe frankenioides
- Chorizanthe glabrescens
- Chorizanthe howellii
- Chorizanthe inequalis
- Chorizanthe interposita
- Chorizanthe kingii
- Chorizanthe leptotheca
- Chorizanthe limariensis
- Chorizanthe macraei
- Chorizanthe membranacea
- Chorizanthe mieresii
- Chorizanthe minutiflora
- Chorizanthe mutabilis
- Chorizanthe navasiae
- Chorizanthe novoana
- Chorizanthe obovata
- Chorizanthe orcuttiana
- Chorizanthe palmeri
- Chorizanthe paniculata
- Chorizanthe parryi
- Chorizanthe peduncularis
- Chorizanthe polygonoides
- Chorizanthe procumbens
- Chorizanthe pulchella
- Chorizanthe pungens
- Chorizanthe rectispina
- Chorizanthe rigida
- Chorizanthe robusta
- Chorizanthe rosulenta
- Chorizanthe spinosa
- Chorizanthe staticoides
- Chorizanthe stellulata
- Chorizanthe turbinata
- Chorizanthe umbellata
- Chorizanthe uniaristata
- Chorizanthe vaginata
- Chorizanthe valida
- Chorizanthe ventricosa
- Chorizanthe virgata
- Chorizanthe viridis
- Chorizanthe watsonii
- Chorizanthe wheeleri
- Chorizanthe xanti































































































































































