familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusChorizanthe
subgenusChorizanthe subg. Amphietes
sectionChorizanthe sect. Fragile
speciesChorizanthe brevicornu
Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu
Common names: Brittle spineflower
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Plants 0.5–3(–5) × 0.5–3 dm. Leaf blades oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 1.5–3(–4) × 0.1–0.3(–0.5) cm, apex acute. Involucres distinctly and prominently ribbed at maturity. 2n = 38, 40, 42, (46).
Phenology: Flowering Feb–Jul.
Habitat: Sandy places, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, and sagebrush communities, pinyon-juniper woodlands
Elevation: -60-3000 m
Distribution
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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).
Discussion
Variety brevicornu is known only from the warm Mojave and Sonoran deserts.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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