Chorizanthe obovata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chorizanthe obovata Goodman

Spoon sepal spineflower, Spoonsepal spineflower

2017 George Butterworth

2017 Adonis (Don) Tate

Chorizanthe obovata is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (110 records) Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Chorizanthe
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Chorizanthe obovata f. prostrata

Information about Chorizanthe obovata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHOB4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/30/2023).