Chorizanthe robusta

Chorizanthe robusta
Conservation status
Endangered (ESA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Chorizanthe
Species:	C. robusta
Binomial name
Chorizanthe robusta Parry

Chorizanthe robusta is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family. It is endemic to California, where it is a rare, federally listed endangered species.

Description

C. robusta is variable in form, growing decumbent or erect and reaching a maximum length of half a meter. It is grayish in color and hairy. The inflorescence is made up of several flowers with each flower surrounded by white or pink bracts with hooked tips. The flower itself is just a few millimeters long and white to pink in color.

Varieties

It is composed of two varieties:

• var. robusta, known generally as the robust spineflower, which is known only from southern Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties,^[1]
• var. hartwegii, the Scotts Valley spineflower, which is known from a few locations in Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz County.^[2].

The plant is closely related to Chorizanthe pungens, another rare endemic from the area.

See also

• California coastal prairie

References

1. ^ Flora of North America: var. robusta
2. ^ Flora of North America: var. hartwegii

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Chorizanthe robusta
• USDA Plants Profile: Chorizanthe robusta
• Flora of North America: Chorizanthe robusta
• The Nature Conservancy: C. robusta
• Photo gallery: C.robusta var. hartwegii

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