Lastarriaea coriacea

Taxobox
name = "Lastarriaea coriacea"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Polygonaceae
genus = "Lastarriaea"
species = "L. coriacea"
binomial = "Lastarriaea coriacea"
binomial_authority = (Goodman) Hoover
synonyms = "Chorizanthe coriacea"
"Chorizanthe lastarriaea"

"Lastarriaea coriacea" is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name leather spineflower. It is native to California and adjacent northern Mexico where it is a common plant of many habitat types. This is an annual herb forming a patch of stems growing flat on the ground or rising slightly to a maximum height near 15 centimeters. The small leaves are located basally, where the stems emerge from the ground. They are generally hairy and linear in shape, and not more than 3 centimeters long. The stems branch into wide inflorescences bearing pointed bracts and flowers with spiky awns.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,6222,6223 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LACO4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lastarriaea+coriacea Photo gallery]