Chorizanthe staticoides
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Chorizanthestaticoides.jpg
|genus = Chorizanthe
|species = staticoides
|authority = Benth.
|synonyms = Chorizanthe chrysacantha
Chorizanthe discolor
}}
Chorizanthe staticoides is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common name Turkish rugging. It is endemic to California, where it is a common member of the flora in the chaparral and scrub habitats in a number of regions.
This is a plant which is quite variable in morphology, producing small patches on the ground or growing erect to heights over half a meter. The leaves measure from just a few millimeters to about 8 centimeters long. Most of them grow at the base of the fuzzy green or reddish stem. The top of the stem branches neatly into flat-topped inflorescences packed densely with tiny flowers. Each flower has a cylindrical base of six sharp-tipped bracts in shades of red to purple or green. Within this involucre is the pink to red flower which is a few millimeters wide and contains nine tiny stamens.
External links
- {{commons category-inline|Chorizanthe staticoides}}
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2056 Calflora Database: Chorizanthe staticoides (Turkish rugging)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=19357 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Chorizanthe staticoides]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Chorizanthe+staticoides UC Photos gallery: Chorizanthe staticoides]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Category:Taxa named by George Bentham
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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