Systenotheca vortriedei Calflora

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Systenotheca vortriedei (Brandegee) Reveal & Hardham

Vortriede's spineflower

2022 Scott Yarger

2014 Chris Winchell

2004 Aaron Schusteff

2014 Aaron Schusteff

Systenotheca vortriedei is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Centrostegia vortriedei

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (115 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Systenotheca
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 3.1 - strong indicator

Communities: Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Centrostegia vortriedei
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Chorizanthe vortriedei

Information about Systenotheca vortriedei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SYVO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/08/2023).