Polygonaceae
Diffuse spineflower
Chorizanthe diffusa
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Chorizanthe
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Diffuse spineflower
Synonyms
- Chorizanthe andersonii Parry
- Chorizanthe diffusa var. nivea (Curran) Hoover
- Chorizanthe nivea Jeps.
- Chorizanthe nivea A.Heller
- Chorizanthe pungens var. diffusa (Benth.) Parry
- Chorizanthe pungens var. nivea Curran
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 158 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Sulots, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Morris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: rockybajada, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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- San Francisco spineflowerChorizanthe cuspidataPolygonaceae
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- Pink spineflowerChorizanthe membranaceaPolygonaceae
- San Diego spineflowerChorizanthe orcuttianaPolygonaceae
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- Robust spineflowerChorizanthe robustaPolygonaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.