Biology:Chorizanthe breweri
| Chorizanthe breweri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Chorizanthe |
| Species: | C. breweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chorizanthe breweri S.Wats.
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Chorizanthe breweri is a rare species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names San Luis Obispo spineflower and Brewer's spineflower. It is endemic to California , where it is known from about twenty occurrences in the Central Coast Ranges of San Luis Obispo and far southern Monterey Counties.[2] It grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the range, generally on serpentine soils. This small plant produces decumbent stems extending along the ground and sometimes growing upright to a maximum length of about half a meter. The herbage is mostly reddish in color and somewhat hairy. The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers, each surrounded by six hairy reddish bracts with hooked tips. The flower itself is only about 3 millimeters wide and is white to red and hairy.
References
External links
- Calflora Database: Chorizanthe breweri (Brewer's spineflower, San luis obispo spineflower)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- UC Photos gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q5105111 entry
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