Chorizanthe wheeleri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chorizanthe wheeleri S. Watson

Santa barbara spineflower, Wheeler's spineflower

2020 Sean Carson

2022 Kyle Suchy

2003 Keir Morse

2008 Larry Sward

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

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~116 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Chorizanthe insularis

Information about Chorizanthe wheeleri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CHWH2) 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: 4.3 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).