Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata (Fringed Spineflower)

6/3/01 On our property in La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

5/22/05 On our property

 5/22/05 A cute little Mormon Metalmark photobombing the shot


5/22/05

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Fringed Spineflower

SPECIES: Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata

FAMILY: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 6/3/2001

LOCATION: On our property in La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem decumbent to erect, 10–50 cm, hairy, glandular

Leaf: blade 5–35 mm, generally obovate, thinly hairy

Inflorescence: involucral tube 4–7 mm, cylindric, hairy, bract 6, awns straight

Ecology: Common. Chaparral, coastal scrub

Elevation: < 1600 m. 

Flower: perianth 6–8 mm, fringe segments on lobe sides widely linear and lobe-like, lobe tip irregular in outline, ± oblong, rounded

Bioregional distribution: w Peninsular Ranges 

Distribution outside California: n Baja California