A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Polygonaceae » Chorizanthe watsonii
Chorizanthe watsonii Torr. & A. Gray[FNA5, HC, HC2]
five-tooth spineflower, Watson's spineflower
Publication: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 8: 199. (as watsoni). 1870.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA5: "Chorizanthe watsonii is widely distributed in the cold desert of the Great Basin and in the northern part of the warmer Mojave Desert. Plants in the northern part of the range (especially on the Palouse Prairie of south-eastern Washington) usually have three stamens."
Last updated 5/28/2020 by David Giblin.
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