Acanthoscyphus parishii

Flowery puncturebract, Flowery Puncturebract

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: annual · Native

Flowery puncturebract is a California native annual found in desert regions, typically growing at moderate elevations. Flowering from July to September, this delicate plant produces white to rose-colored flowers in small clusters, with each flower measuring about 2 to 2.5 millimeters long. Growing with erect, glabrous stems, the plant features basal leaves 1 to 7 centimeters long and 0.5 to 2 centimeters wide. Its distinctive involucre has 7 to 30 teeth with ivory or reddish awns 2 to 5 millimeters long, creating an intricate botanical structure. The fruit is elliptic, brown to maroon, and approximately 1.7 to 2 millimeters long with a curved embryo.

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.