Chorizanthe obovata is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name spoonsepal spineflower.

It is endemic to California, where it grows in the mountains of the Central Coast Range from Monterey to Santa Barbara Counties.

Chorizanthe obovata grows in chaparral and woodland habitat.

The plant is variable in appearance, growing prostrate or erect, its stem up to 40 centimeters long.

The flower itself is 4 or 5 millimeters wide and white to pinkish in color.