''Chorizanthe'' is a genus of plants in the buckwheat family known generally as spineflowers. These are small, squat, herbaceous plants with spiny-looking

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

s of flowers. The flowers may be in shades of red or yellow to white. The

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves in size, color, shape or texture. They also lo ...

s are pointed and sometimes tipped with a hooked awn, and the inflorescence often dries into a rounded, spiny husk. Spineflowers are found in western North America and South America. Name derivation: The word ''Chorizanthe'' comes from the Greek roots chorizo and anthos meaning "to divide," and "flower," thus meaning "divided flowers," but actually used in reference to the divided calyx. Selected species: * '' Chorizanthe angustifolia'' - narrowleaf spineflower * '' Chorizanthe aphanantha'' * '' Chorizanthe biloba'' - twolobe spineflower * '' Chorizanthe blakleyi'' - Blakley's spineflower * '' Chorizanthe brevicornu'' - brittle spineflower * '' Chorizanthe breweri'' - San Luis Obispo spineflower * '' Chorizanthe corrugata'' - wrinkled spineflower * '' Chorizanthe cuspidata'' - San Francisco spineflower * '' Chorizanthe diffusa'' - diffuse spineflower * '' Chorizanthe douglasii'' - San Benito spineflower * '' Chorizanthe fimbriata'' - fringed spineflower * '' Chorizanthe howellii'' - Mendocino spineflower * '' Chorizanthe leptotheca'' - Ramona spineflower * '' Chorizanthe membranacea'' - pink spineflower * '' Chorizanthe obovata'' - spoonsepal spineflower * '' Chorizanthe orcuttiana'' - San Diego spineflower * '' Chorizanthe palmeri'' - Palmer's spineflower * '' Chorizanthe parryi'' - San Bernardino spineflower * '' Chorizanthe polygonoides'' - knotweed spineflower * '' Chorizanthe procumbens'' - prostrate spineflower * ''

Chorizanthe pungens ''Chorizanthe pungens'' is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name Monterey spineflower. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the San Francisco Bay Area south along the Central Coast. Descri ...

'' - Monterey spineflower * '' Chorizanthe rectispina'' - prickly spineflower * '' Chorizanthe rigida'' - devil's spineflower, rigid spineflower * ''

Chorizanthe robusta ''Chorizanthe robusta'' is a species of flowering plant in the Polygonaceae, buckwheat family. It is Endemism, endemic to California, where it is a rare, federally listed endangered species. Description ''Chorizanthe robusta'' is variable in for ...

'' - robust spineflower * '' Chorizanthe spinosa'' - Mojave spineflower * '' Chorizanthe staticoides'' - Turkish rugging * '' Chorizanthe stellulata'' - starlet spineflower * '' Chorizanthe uniaristata'' - one-awned spineflower * '' Chorizanthe valida'' - Sonoma spineflower * '' Chorizanthe ventricosa'' - Priest Valley spineflower * '' Chorizanthe watsonii'' - fivetooth spineflower * '' Chorizanthe wheeleri'' - Santa Barbara spineflower * '' Chorizanthe xanti'' - Riverside spineflower

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Jepson Manual Treatment

Polygonaceae genera Taxa named by George Bentham {{Polygonaceae-stub