▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁ext inct ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁Point ▁Re yes ▁population ▁was ▁discovered . ▁ ▁Chor iz ant he ▁val ida ▁is ▁a ▁feder ally ▁listed ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁ ▁This ▁plant ▁is ▁ere ct ▁in ▁form , ▁reaching ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁cent im eters ▁tall . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁flowers ▁with ▁each ▁flower ▁surrounded ▁by ▁six ▁re dd ish ▁or ▁gray ▁b ract s , ▁each ▁t ipped ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁a wn . ▁The ▁a wn s ▁are ▁bright ▁red ▁when ▁new ▁and ▁age ▁iv ory ▁white . ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁hard ▁or ▁hook ed ▁in ▁shape ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁Chor iz ant he . ▁The ▁flower ▁is ▁a ▁few ▁mill im eters ▁long ▁and ▁white ▁or ▁p ink ▁in ▁color . ▁▁ ▁This ▁rare ▁plant ▁once ▁had ▁a ▁wider ▁distribution ; ▁spec im ens ▁were ▁collected ▁many ▁dec ades ▁ago ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁Son oma ▁County . ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁Point ▁Re yes ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁natural ▁population ▁at ▁Abb ot ts ▁L ago on ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁re int rodu ced ▁by ▁humans ▁near ▁Bull ▁Point . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁individuals ▁is ▁variable . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁habitat ▁is ▁coast al ▁pra irie ▁on ▁deep , ▁sand y ▁so ils . ▁The ▁soil , ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁a ▁Ple ist oc ene ▁d une ▁system , ▁can ▁bear ▁only ▁dr ought - tol