Chorizanthe xanti Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chorizanthe xanti S. Watson

Riverside spineflower, Xantus' spineflower

2003 Christopher L. Christie

2009 Robert Steers

2009 Neal Kramer

2011 Neal Kramer

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (566 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. leucotheca ... var. xanti
Genus:	Chorizanthe
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Chorizanthe xanti


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHXA2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/02/2022).