About Chorizanthe spinosa S.Watson
Chorizanthe spinosa S.Watson, commonly called the Mojave spineflower, is an uncommon flowering plant species in the buckwheat family. This species is endemic to California, and found only in scrub habitat along the western edges of the Mojave Desert. Chorizanthe spinosa grows either prostrate or upright, reaching up to 40 centimeters in length. The plant is grayish in color and has a hairy texture. Its inflorescence is an open or dense cluster of flowers, and each individual flower is surrounded by green, gray, or pink bracts. There are typically five bracts per flower, with one bract much longer than the other four. All bracts are tipped with straight awns. The central flower is only around 3 millimeters wide and is usually white in color.
