Chloracantha spinosa
(Benth.) G. L. Nesom
Spiny chloracantha
Chloracantha spinosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian
[Wikipedia] Monotypic, Range: Chloracantha is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, containing the single species Chloracantha spinosa. It is distributed in the southwestern and south-central United States (CA NV AZ UT NM TX OK LA),[2] most of Mexico, and much of Central America.[3] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
