Chorizanthe fimbriata

Chorizanthe fimbriata, the fringed spineflower, is an annual plant in the family Polygonaceae, the buckwheats. It is a member of the genus Chorizanthe, the spineflowers, and is native to southern California and northern Baja California.

Distribution
The Chorizanthe fimbriata species is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains (California) and the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California and Baja California, below 1600 m. It is found in coastal sage and montane chaparral and woodlands habitats.

Description
The Chorizanthe fimbriata plant is low-lying at 10 –, and spreading 1 – in diameter. It bears small star-shaped 5-lobed reddish-purple flowers with yellow tubes.

There are two varieties of the Fringed spineflower:
 * Varieties
 * Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata
 * Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata