Chorizanthe watsonii - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID644010ff3ffb6181987240
Scientific name Chorizanthe watsonii
Authority Torr. & A.Gray
First published in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 199 (1870)

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Chorizanthe watsonii, also known as Fivetooth Spineflower or Watson's Spineflower, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family. It is an annual herb native to the western United States, specifically the Mojave Desert region. This plant can be found in various desert plant communities, including sandy and gravelly areas, as well as grasslands and woodlands. It typically grows to about 2-15 centimeters tall and produces small yellow flowers surrounded by five bracts with hooked awns. The flowers bloom from April to August and can be found at elevations of 300-2400 meters. In some areas, the plant may have three stamens instead of the usual five.

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English fivetooth spineflower

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  • Northern America
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
      • California
      • Nevada
      • Utah

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000603575
USDA Plants CHWA2
Tropicos 26000991
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:57322-2
The Plant List kew-2719665
Open Tree Of Life 1016225
NCBI Taxonomy 1214340
Nature Serve 2.141748
IPNI 57322-2
iNaturalist 58264
GBIF 2888939
Freebase /m/05p4ymk
EOL 585308
Calflora (Californian flora) 2061
Wikipedia Chorizanthe_watsonii

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