Latin name: Chorizanthe fimbriata Nutt. var.
  fimbriata
  Pronunciation: kor-i-ZAN-the fim-bree-AY-ta

  Common name: Fringed spineflower
  Family: Polygonaceae (Buckwheat)
  Habitat: Dry slopes to 3000', coastal sage scrub,
  chaparral, west San Diego Co to east Orange and
  west Riverside Counties

  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Chorizanthe
  2) fimbriata
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