Chorizanthe fimbriata

Fringed spineflower

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Fringed spineflower is a California native perennial found in coastal and inland areas in sandy or open habitats at low to moderate elevations. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white to rose or purple flowers with fringed petals in small, delicate clusters. Growing with erect, hairy stems that branch from the base, it reaches 10 to 30 centimeters tall with a glandular, ascending growth habit. Its basal leaves are elliptic to spoon-shaped, sparsely covered with soft whitish hairs, with blades measuring 1 to 3 centimeters long. The distinctive involucre is triangular, 4 to 6 millimeters long, with six lobes of alternating lengths and needle-like bracts.

California counties: San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Imperial

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