Chorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa Calflora

Taxon Report 2024

Chorizanthe cuspidata S. Watson var. villosa (Eastw.) Munz

San francisco spineflower, Woolly headed spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and is endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). 8th Edition


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	POLYGONACEAE
Genus:	Chorizanthe
Parent:	Chorizanthe cuspidata

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Prairie, Northern Coastal Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN + PLANTS:

Chorizanthe villosa

More information about Chorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHCUV)	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	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 15, 2019).