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Centrostegia thurberi  A. Gray
Red triangles,   Thurber spiny herb,   Thurber's spineflower
Centrostegia thurberi is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Centrostegia
Family: Polygonaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSCentrostegia thurberi var. macrotheca
JEFChorizanthe thurberi var. cryptantha
JEF + PLANTSChorizanthe thurberi var. macrotheca
JEF + PLANTSChorizanthe thurberi
Information about  Centrostegia thurberi from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CETH3)

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Photos on CalPhotos

Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[swbiodiversity.org] Morphology: Centrostegia thurberi is fairly consistent morphologically throughout its range except for individuals in some populations in the mountains of the southern Coast Ranges that tend to have slightly longer and more robust involucres. The name var. macrotheca is available for such plants. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).