Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Centrostegia is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Centrostegia thurberi is known by the common names Thurber's spineflower and red triangles. It is a petite herb with a distinct red coloration.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 - 12 in Tall

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Color

Red

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Bees

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Perdita claypolei