Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chorizanthe pungens Benth. var. pungens

Monterey spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

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

Federal status: Threatened.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~259 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Chorizanthe pungens
Genus:	Chorizanthe
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Chorizanthe douglasii var. albens

Information about Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHPUP3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/30/2025).