Starlet Spineflower

Description

Chorizanthe stellulata-is a species of flowering plant in the-buckwheat family-known by the common name-starlet spineflower. It is-endemic-to-California, where it grows in the dry woodlands of the low mountains and foothills along the central part of the state, such as the-Sierra Nevada foothills. The plant takes an erect form, reaching up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are located at the base of the plant, and there is also a whorl of leaves at mid-stem. The-inflorescence-is a dense cluster of flowers, each flower surrounded by hairy, bristly white-bracts-tipped with hooked awns. The flower is 4 or 5 millimeters long and white to pink in color.