Chorizanthe brevicornu
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Chorizanthe brevicornu is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family
which is known by the common name brittle spineflower. It is native to the southwestern United States
and northern Mexico, where it is widely distributed but is most abundant in the deserts.
The plant extends an erect, naked, highly branching stem which is greenish in color. Most of the leaves grow from the base of the plant, but a few small ones may appear up on the stem. At the end of each of the many branches is a tube-shaped inflorescence
which opens into a tiny white or greenish-yellow flower a few millimeters wide.
There are two subvarieties of C. brevicornu.
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants known informally as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family"— "buckwheat family" in the United States. The name is based on the genus Polygonum and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 in his book, Genera Plantarum. The name refers...
which is known by the common name brittle spineflower. It is native to the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
and northern Mexico, where it is widely distributed but is most abundant in the deserts.
The plant extends an erect, naked, highly branching stem which is greenish in color. Most of the leaves grow from the base of the plant, but a few small ones may appear up on the stem. At the end of each of the many branches is a tube-shaped inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
which opens into a tiny white or greenish-yellow flower a few millimeters wide.
There are two subvarieties of C. brevicornu.