Chorizanthe wheeleri is a rare species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names Santa Barbara spineflower and Wheeler's spineflower. It is endemic to Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, two of the Channel Islands of California.
It resembles the closely related plant known as Turkish rugging (Chorizanthe staticoides) and any reported mainland occurrences are actually specimens of this much more common species.
Chorizanthe wheeleri is erect, growing up to about 25 centimeters tall, reddish in color and hairy in texture. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of flowers, each flower surrounded by six hairy bracts with hooked awns at the tips. The flower is white to red and only 2 or 3 millimeters wide.
Chorizanthe wheeleri is a rare species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names Santa Barbara spineflower and Wheeler's spineflower. It is endemic to Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, two of the Channel Islands of California.
It resembles the closely related plant known as Turkish rugging (Chorizanthe staticoides) and any reported mainland occurrences are actually specimens of this much more common species.
Chorizanthe wheeleri is erect, growing up to about 25 centimeters tall, reddish in color and hairy in texture. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of flowers, each flower surrounded by six hairy bracts with hooked awns at the tips. The flower is white to red and only 2 or 3 millimeters wide.
Chorizanthe wheeleri S.Watson – gatunek rośliny z rodziny rdestowatych (Polygonaceae Juss.). Występuje endemicznie w południowo-zachodnich Stanach Zjednoczonych, w Kalifornii, w archipelagu Channel Islands, na wyspach Santa Cruz i Santa Rosa[3][4][5].
Rośnie w zaroślach oraz na terenach skalistych. Występuje na wysokości do 600 m n.p.m. Kwitnie od kwietnia do czerwca[5].
Chorizanthe wheeleri posiada status gatunku narażonego[4].
Chorizanthe wheeleri S.Watson – gatunek rośliny z rodziny rdestowatych (Polygonaceae Juss.). Występuje endemicznie w południowo-zachodnich Stanach Zjednoczonych, w Kalifornii, w archipelagu Channel Islands, na wyspach Santa Cruz i Santa Rosa.
Chorizanthe wheeleri là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Rau răm. Loài này được S.Watson mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1877.[1]
Chorizanthe wheeleri là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Rau răm. Loài này được S.Watson mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1877.