Chorizanthe procumbens

Description

Chorizanthe procumbens-is a species of flowering plant in the-buckwheat family-known by the common name-prostrate spineflower. It is native to-California-and-Baja California, where it grows in scrub and-chaparral-habitat. It is variable in appearance, up to 25 centimeters long or much shorter, usually growing prostrate along the ground. It is often yellowish green in color but there are grayish and reddish forms. The-inflorescence-is a cluster of flowers with each minute white or yellow flower surrounded by spine-tipped-bracts.