Tetracoccus dioicus

Tetracoccus dioicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Genus: Tetracoccus
Species: T. dioicus
Binomial name
Tetracoccus dioicus
Parry

Tetracoccus dioicus, known by the common names red shrubby-spurge and Parry's tetracoccus, is a species of flowering plant. [1][2]

Distribution

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]

Description

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Calflora: Tetracoccus dioicus
  2. ↑ "Tetracoccus dioicus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jepson eFlora: Tetracoccus dioicus
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