San Francisco Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Francisco Bay Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata var. cuspidata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Woolly-headed Spineflower

Chorizanthe cuspidata var. villosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Diffuse Spineflower

Chorizanthe diffusa

Calscape.org

Copyright © Aaron Schusteff 2005

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Spineflower

Chorizanthe douglasii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Robert Steers/NPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 19 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Fringed Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 3 - 6 in tall , 6 - 12 ft wide
Form: Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Summer Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Fringed Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata var. fimbriata

Calscape.org

© 2010 Calscape.

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 14 in tall , 4 - 6 ft wide
Form: Mounding, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Laciniate Spineflower

Chorizanthe fimbriata var. laciniata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Howell's Spineflower

Chorizanthe howellii

Calscape.org

Copyright © Rick York and CNPS

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Peninsular Spineflower

Chorizanthe leptotheca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Andrew Borcher

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 14 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pink Spineflower

Chorizanthe membranacea

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 40 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Fort Ord Spineflower

Chorizanthe minutiflora

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 0.8 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:

Spoon-sepal Spineflower

Chorizanthe obovata

Calscape.org

2005 Adonis (Don) Tate

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Red, Brown
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Orcutt's Spineflower

Chorizanthe orcuttiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Palmer's Spineflower

Chorizanthe palmeri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 16 in tall
Flower Color: Purple, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parry's Spineflower

Chorizanthe parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Anuja Parikh and Nathan Gale

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

San Fernando Valley Spineflower

Chorizanthe parryi var. fernandina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Anuja Parikh and Nathan Gale

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Parry's Spineflower

Chorizanthe parryi var. parryi

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Knotweed Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Long-spined Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides var. longispina

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Knotweed Spineflower

Chorizanthe polygonoides var. polygonoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.4 - 2 in tall
Flower Color: Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Prostrate Spineflower

Chorizanthe procumbens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow, White, Green, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Monterey Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Ben Lomond Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2017 John Doyen

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 10 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Monterey Spineflower

Chorizanthe pungens var. pungens

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Straight-awned Spineflower

Chorizanthe rectispina

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1982 California Native Plant Society

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Devil's Spineflower

Chorizanthe rigida

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Robust Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Scotts Valley Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Robust Spineflower

Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2000 Dean Wm. Taylor

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 8 in tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Mojave Spineflower

Chorizanthe spinosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Benjamin Smith

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 4 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Green
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Turkish Rugging

Chorizanthe staticoides

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2007 Lynn Watson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

Extremely Low, Very Low

Starlite Spineflower

Chorizanthe stellulata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jake Ruygt

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

One-awn Spineflower

Chorizanthe uniaristata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 3 in tall
Flower Color: White, Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Sonoma Spineflower

Chorizanthe valida

Calscape.org

Copyright © University and Jepson Herbaria

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 4 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Potbellied Spineflower

Chorizanthe ventricosa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2013 Chris Winchell

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 2 - 28 in tall
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Watson's Spineflower

Chorizanthe watsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.8 - 6 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Wheeler's Spineflower

Chorizanthe wheeleri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 0.2 - 1 in tall
Flower Color: Pink
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Riverside Spineflower

Chorizanthe xanti

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

White-bracted Spineflower

Chorizanthe xanti var. leucotheca

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, White
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Pinyon Spineflower

Chorizanthe xanti var. xanti

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Schusteff

Plant type: Annual herb
Size: 1 - 12 in tall
Flower Color: Pink, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Calscape.org

© 2009 Mike Linksvayer

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 98 - 148 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Evergreen
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Golden Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Julie Kierstead Nelson

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 20 - 100 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Giant Chinquapin

Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. minor

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Shrub,Tree
Size: 16 - 98 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water
Water

Low

Bush Chinquapin

Chrysolepis sempervirens

Calscape.org

© 2000 Gary A. Monroe

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Slow
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Partial Shade

San Bruno Mountain Golden Aster

Chrysopsis villosa 'San Bruno Mountain'

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Perennial herb
Size: 1 - 3 ft tall
Flowering season: Summer
Wildlife supported:

Pacific Golden Saxifrage

Chrysosplenium glechomifolium

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Adrienne Simmons

Plant type: Perennial herb
Flower Color: Green
Wildlife supported:

Long Flowered Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus depressus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Greene's Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus greenei

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 James M. Andre

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Green
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Truckee Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus humilis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1998 James B. Gratiot

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Stickyleaf Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Calscape.org

© Wallace Keck

Plant type: Shrub
Size: 3 - 5 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. axillaris

Calscape.org

2015 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Richard Spellenberg

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Downy Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2005 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Douglas' Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Steve Matson

Plant type: Shrub
Flower Color: Yellow
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly

Chylismia arenaria

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 6 ft tall
Wildlife supported:

Yellow Cups

Chylismia brevipes

Calscape.org

© 2007 Stan Shebs

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Yellow, Red
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chylismia brevipes ssp. arizonica

Calscape.org

-

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported:

Golden Suncup

Chylismia brevipes ssp. brevipes

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Keir Morse

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Size: 2 ft tall
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast

Chylismia brevipes ssp. pallidula

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 California Academy of Sciences

Plant type: Annual herb,Perennial herb
Wildlife supported: