Systenotheca
{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
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| image = Systenotheca vortriedei.jpg
| display_parents = 2
| genus = Systenotheca
| parent_authority = Reveal & Hardham
| species = vortriedei
| authority = (Brandegee) Reveal & Hardham
| synonyms = Chorizanthe vortriedei
Centrostegia vortriedei
}}
Systenotheca is a monotypic plant genus in the buckwheat family containing the single species Systenotheca vortriedei, which is known by the common name Vortriede's spineflower.{{PLANTS|id=SYVO|taxon=Systenotheca vortriedei|accessdate=7 December 2015}}
Description
This is a small annual plant growing to a maximum of 15 centimeters in height, and easily identifiable with its red stems and foliage and white flowers.
Distribution
This wildflower is endemic to California, where it is native to the Santa Lucia Mountains of the central coast. This is an uncommon plant in its small native range where it grows in serpentine soil at some elevation.{{cite web|title=Systenotheca vortriedei-Calflora|url=http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Systenotheca+vortriedei|publisher=Calflora.org|accessdate=29 April 2012}}
References
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5936,6316,6317 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Systenotheca+vortriedei Photo gallery]
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Category:Monotypic Polygonaceae genera
Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of Monterey County, California
Category:Natural history of San Luis Obispo County, California
Category:Los Padres National Forest
Category:Monterey Ranger District, Los Padres National Forest
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