NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Chorizanthe rigida

Spiny-herb; Devil's Spineflower

A member of the Polygonaceae, the Buckwheat Family

Inflorescence of Chorizanthe rigida, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Inflorescence.

Mohave County: Haviland Rest Area off of westbound lane
of Interstate 40 at ca. 1720 feet elevation.

24 March 2008.

 

Habit of Chorizanthe rigida, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit.  The plant behind it with divided leaves is filaree, Erodium cicutarium.

Same specimen as in prior image.

24 March 2008.

 

Habit of Chorizanthe rigida, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit, with tape to show scale in inches.

Same specimen as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

 

Habitat of Chorizanthe rigida, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat, the subject at lower center.
Black Mountains in the background.

Same specimen as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 6 August 2010.

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