Chorizanthe fimbriata

Chorizanthe fimbriata, the fringed spineflower, is an annual plant in the family Polygonaceae, the buckwheats. It is a member of the genus "Chorizanthe", the spineflowers, and is native to southern California and northern Baja California.
Distribution.
The "Chorizanthe fimbriata" species is endemic to the San Jacinto Mountains (California) and the Peninsular Ranges in Southern California and Baja California, below . It is found in coastal sage and montane chaparral and woodlands habitats.
Description.
The "Chorizanthe fimbriata" plant is low-lying at , and spreading in diameter. It bears small star-shaped 5-lobed reddish-purple flowers with yellow tubes.
There are two varieties of the Fringed spineflower: