Tetracoccus dioicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Picrodendraceae |
Genus: | Tetracoccus |
Species: | T. dioicus
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Binomial name | |
Tetracoccus dioicus |
Tetracoccus dioicus, known by the common names red shrubby-spurge and Parry's tetracoccus, is a species of flowering plant. [1] [2]
The shrub native to the states of southwestern California and Baja California (México). In Southern California, populations are within Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County. [1]
It grows in coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats below 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), in the South Coast region and Peninsular Ranges. [1] [3]
Tetracoccus dioicus is an erect shrub reaching about 2 metres (6.6 ft). It has gray-barked branches that are bright red when young. [3]
The stiff, leathery, yellowish-green leaves are opposite or clustered, often in threes, and they may be rolled lengthwise. [3]
The shrub bears staminate and pistillate flowers with red-yellow structures. [3] The bloom period is April and May. [1]
It produces distinctive four-lobed fruits which ripen to a bright red color.
Tetracoccus dioicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Picrodendraceae |
Genus: | Tetracoccus |
Species: | T. dioicus
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Binomial name | |
Tetracoccus dioicus |
Tetracoccus dioicus, known by the common names red shrubby-spurge and Parry's tetracoccus, is a species of flowering plant. [1] [2]
The shrub native to the states of southwestern California and Baja California (México). In Southern California, populations are within Orange County, Riverside County, and San Diego County. [1]
It grows in coastal sage scrub and chaparral habitats below 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), in the South Coast region and Peninsular Ranges. [1] [3]
Tetracoccus dioicus is an erect shrub reaching about 2 metres (6.6 ft). It has gray-barked branches that are bright red when young. [3]
The stiff, leathery, yellowish-green leaves are opposite or clustered, often in threes, and they may be rolled lengthwise. [3]
The shrub bears staminate and pistillate flowers with red-yellow structures. [3] The bloom period is April and May. [1]
It produces distinctive four-lobed fruits which ripen to a bright red color.