familyPolygonaceae
subfamilyPolygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae
genusChorizanthe
subgenusChorizanthe subg. Amphietes
sectionChorizanthe sect. Ptelosepala
speciesChorizanthe parryi
varietyChorizanthe parryi var. fernandina

Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina

(S. Watson) Jepson

Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 298. 1923.

James L. Reveal
Common names: San Fernando spineflower
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Chorizanthe fernandina S. Watson in W. H. Brewer et al., Bot. California 2: 481. 1880
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 461.

Involucral awns straight.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Sandy places on foothills, mixed grass-land and chaparral communities
Elevation: 90-500 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety fernandina was thought to be extinct until two small populations were found on Laskey Mesa in Ventura County and on Grapevine Mesa in Los Angeles County. The first site consists of some 14 subpopulations in a sparsely vegetated, undisturbed area. The second site, found in 2000, has a single population. The species otherwise was last collected in Los Angeles County in 1929. A single collection (Geis 541, DS) was supposedly gathered near Santa Ana, Orange County, in 1902. San Fernando spineflower has been proposed for federal listing as an endangered species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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Achene architecture
not winged +
Achene coloration
brown +
Achene position
included +
Achene pubescence
glabrous +
Achene reproduction
homocarpic +
Achene shape
globose-lenticular +
Achene some measurement
2.5mm;3mm +
Anther coloration
white +
Anther dehiscence
dehiscing +
Anther shape
ovate +
Anther some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
Author
James L. Reveal +
Authority
(S. Watson) Jepson +
Awn arrangement
alternating +
Awn course
straight +
Awn derivation
involucral +
Awn height or length or size
short +
Awn length or size
long +
Awn presence
absent +
Awn shape
uncinate +
Awn size
unequal +
Awn some measurement
0.02 cm0.2 mm <br />2.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Basal leaf arrangement
alternate +  and rosulate +
Basal leaf size
reduced +
Base position or shape
distal +
Base shape
stipelike +
Basionyms
Chorizanthe fernandina +
Blade architecture
awn-tipped +  and simple +
Blade architecture or shape
entire +
Blade atypical length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Blade atypical width
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Blade length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Blade pubescence
pubescent +
Blade shape
oblanceolate;narrowly oblong +
Blade width
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
sessile +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract arrangement
opposite +
Bract arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Bract coloration
aciculate +
Bract duration
deciduous +
Bract fusion
distinct +
Bract length
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract pubescence
glandular +, woolly-floccose +, tomentose +, strigose +, villous +, hirsute +  and pubescent +
Bract quantity
2 +
Bract shape
acerose +, scale-like +, oblanceolate +  and elliptic +
Bract size
reduced +
Bract width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Bracteole fusion
connate +
Branch architecture
disarticulating +, dichotomous +, branched +  and open +
Branch fragility
brittle +
Branch fusion
free +
Branch location
aerial +
Branch orientation
erect +  and spreading +
Branch pubescence
pubescent +
Branch shape
round +
Caudex stem architecture or arrangement
compact +
Caudex stem orientation
just below the soil surface or and above the soil surface +  and spreading +
Caudex stem texture
woody +
Common name
San Fernando spineflower +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
90-500 m +
Embryo architecture or shape
folded +
Embryo course
curved +  and straight +
Endosperm development
nuclear +
Endosperm pubescence or texture
mealy +
Endosperm quantity
abundant +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Filament pubescence
glabrous +
Filament some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
Floral-tube coloration
greenish white +
Flower architecture
pedicellate +
Flower atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Flower coloration
white +  and pink or rose maroon or purple or yellow +
Flower position
exserted +
Flower pubescence
pubescent +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flowering-stem architecture
disarticulating +
Flowering-stem growth form or orientation
decumbent to erect +  and prostrate +
Flowering-stem location
aerial +
Flowering-stem orientation
Decumbent (?) +  and Erect (?) +
Flowering-stem shape
fistulose +
Flowering-stem size
slender +
Fruits achene architecture
unwinged +  and winged +
Fruits achene coloration
black +, red +, brown +  and yellowish +
Fruits achene position
exserted +  and included +
Fruits achene pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Fruits achene reproduction
homocarpic +
Fruits achene shape
spheroidal +, 4-gonous +, lenticular +, biconvex +, discoid +, 3-gonous +  and 2-gonous +
Habitat
Sandy places on foothills, mixed grass-land and chaparral communities +
Individual shape
bractlike +
Inflorescence architecture
uniparous +, capitate +  and cymose +
Inflorescence architecture or shape
capitate +
Inflorescence arrangement
racemose +
Inflorescence diam
Grayish (Reddish) +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Inflorescence shape
cymelike +, paniclelike +, racemelike +  and spikelike +
Involucral-bract fusion
connate +  and free +
Involucral-bract position
enclosed +
Involucral-bract shape
Linear (?) +  and Oblanceolate or ovate (?) +
Involucre architecture or shape
6-ribbed +
Involucre arrangement or relief
corrugate +
Involucre coloration
grayish +  and reddish +
Involucre orientation
Spreading (Reflexed) +
Involucre pubescence
pubescent +
Involucre quantity
3 (5) +
Involucre shape
ventricose +  and urceolate +
Involucre some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Involucre texture
nonmembranous +
Leaf-blade shape
lanceolate +  and ovate or spatulate +
Leaf arrangement
in whorls +, opposite +, alternate +  and rosulate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Leaf position
basal +
Lobe quantity
4 (12) +
Lobe shape
bractlike +
Longest position
anterior +
Margin architecture
continuous +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Margin shape
lobed +, undulate +, crisped +, crenulate +  and entire +
Margin texture
membranous +  and scarious +
Node shape
not swollen +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovule orientation
orthotropous +
Ovule placentation
basal +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pedicel architecture
articulate +
Pedicel presence
absent +
Pedicel size
accrescent +
Peduncle arrangement
cluster +
Peduncle course
curved +  and straight +
Peduncle orientation
reflexed +
Peduncle presence
absent +
Peduncle quantity
erect to deflexed +
Perianth architecture
winged +
Perianth architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Perianth coloration
bicolored +
Perianth duration
persistent +
Perianth pubescence
pubescent +
Perianth relief
pustulose +
Perianth shape
cylindric +  and campanulate +
Perianth size
accrescent +
Perianth texture
fleshy +, indurate +  and membranous +
Petiole architecture
with extrafloral nectaries +  and not articulate +
Petiole atypical some measurement
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Petiole presence
absent +
Petiole prominence
indistinct +
Petiole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
Pistil architecture
homostylous +  and 3-carpellate +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Publication title
Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., +
Publication year
1923 +
Reference
None +
Root architecture
, +  and solid +
Root size
slender;stout +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Segment shape
ringlike +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Soil orientation
Spreading (Erect) +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Spine orientation
recurved +
Stamen atypical quantity
1 (6) +
Stamen position
included +
Stamen quantity
9 +
Staminode presence
absent +
Stem architecture
not disarticulating +
Stem architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Stem growth form
scandent +
Stem growth form or orientation
decumbent to erect +  and prostrate +
Stem orientation
prostrate +  and erect +
Stem presence
absent +
Stem pubescence
pubescent +
Stigma architecture
peltate +
Stigma architecture or shape
capitate +
Stigma quantity
1 +
Stigma shape
penicillate +, fimbriate +  and capitate +
Stipule architecture
foliaceous +
Stipule duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Stipule presence
absent +
Stipule pubescence or texture
chartaceous +
Stipule shape
2-lobed +  and cylindric +
Stipule texture
coriaceous +  and membranous +
Structure arrangement
arranged +
Structure derivation
involucral +
Structure presence
absent +
Structure shape
consisting of a series +  and tubular +
Style fusion
distinct +
Style orientation
erect;spreading +
Style quantity
3 +
Surface orientation
spreading;erect +
Synonyms
Chorizanthe sect. Anisogonum +, Chorizanthe sect. Eriogonellopsis +  and Chorizanthe sect. Herbaceae +
Taproot architecture
chambered +, , +  and solid +
Taproot size
slender +  and stout +
Taxon family
Polygonaceae +
Taxon name
Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina +
Taxon parent
Chorizanthe parryi +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tendril presence
absent +
Tepal architecture
monomorphic +
Tepal architecture or shape
entire +
Tepal atypical quantity
5 (6) +
Tepal coloration
white +
Tepal fusion
connate +
Tepal growth form
dimorphic +
Tepal length
2/3 +
Tepal pubescence
pubescent +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tepal shape
cylindric +
Tepal some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Tepal texture
coriaceous +
Tooth architecture
awn-tipped +
Tooth arrangement
divergent +
Tooth atypical quantity
8 (36) +
Tooth depth
shallow +
Tooth fusion
connate +
Tooth orientation
recurved +  and spreading +
Tooth quantity
6 (5) +
Tooth size
unequal +
Tooth variability
equal +
Tube duration
persistent +
Tube height or length or size
short +
Tube texture
membranous +
Tubercle architecture or function or pubescence
glandular +
Tubercle coloration or relief
glandular-punctate +
Tubercle development
developing +
Tubercle prominence
raised +
Tubercle pubescence
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Volume
Volume 5 +
Whole organism architecture
homophyllous +
Whole organism atypical length
0.8dm (1dm) +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism orientation
prostrate;spreading +
Whole organism pubescence
strigose +
Whole organism reproduction
polycarpic +
Whole organism width
0.5dm;4dm +
Whorl quantity
3 +, 2 +  and 1 +
Whorl tepal architecture or relief
rarely +  and erose +
Whorl tepal fusion
connate +
Whorl tepal growth form
dimorphic +
Whorl tepal length or size
1.5 times longer than +
Whorl tepal shape
Denticulate (Entire) +
X chromosome quantity
10 +