Chorizanthe diffusa: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Chorizanthe
- Species
- Chorizanthe diffusa
- Scientific Name
- Chorizanthe diffusa
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Chorizanthe diffusa
Chorizanthe diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name diffuse spineflower. It is endemic to California, where it grows on the coastline and mountains of the Central Coast, in sandy scrub, woodland, and forest habitat. It is erect to prostrate in form, its stem generally no longer than 15 or 20 centimeters. The leaves are up to 2 centimeters long and mainly arranged about the base of the plant. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each surrounded by six hook-tipped bracts. The margins of the bracts proximal to the long hooked tip may be very thin and nearly invisible to wide and obvious, and they may be green to white to purplish. The flower itself is about 3 millimeters wide and white with a yellow throat. The tips of its tepals may be smooth or jagged or toothed.
...Chorizanthe diffusa in languages:
- English
- diffuse spineflower
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Chorizanthe angustifolia
- Chorizanthe aphanantha
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- Chorizanthe breweri
- Chorizanthe clevelandii
- Chorizanthe commisuralis
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- Chorizanthe douglasii
- Chorizanthe eastwoodiae
- Chorizanthe fimbriata
- Chorizanthe flava
- Chorizanthe flavescens
- Chorizanthe frankenioides
- Chorizanthe glabrescens
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- Chorizanthe inequalis
- Chorizanthe interposita
- Chorizanthe kingii
- Chorizanthe leptotheca
- Chorizanthe limariensis
- Chorizanthe macraei
- Chorizanthe membranacea
- Chorizanthe mieresii
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- Chorizanthe navasiae
- Chorizanthe novoana
- Chorizanthe obovata
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- Chorizanthe paniculata
- Chorizanthe parryi
- Chorizanthe peduncularis
- Chorizanthe polygonoides
- Chorizanthe procumbens
- Chorizanthe pulchella
- Chorizanthe pungens
- Chorizanthe rectispina
- Chorizanthe rigida
- Chorizanthe robusta
- Chorizanthe rosulenta
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- Chorizanthe stellulata
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