''Tetracoccus dioicus'', known by the common names red shrubby-spurge and Parry's tetracoccus, is a species of flowering plant. Calflora: ''Tetracoccus dioicus''
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Distribution

The shrub native to the states of southwestern

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. It grows in

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.Jepson eFlora: ''Tetracoccus dioicus''
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Description

''Tetracoccus dioicus'' is an erect shrub reaching about . It has gray-barked branches that are bright red when young. The stiff, leathery, yellowish-green leaves are opposite or clustered, often in threes, and they may be rolled lengthwise. The shrub bears

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and

pistillate Gynoecium (; ) is most commonly used as a collective term for the parts of a flower that produce ovules and ultimately develop into the fruit and seeds. The gynoecium is the innermost whorl of a flower; it consists of (one or more) ''pistils'' ...

flowers with red-yellow structures. The bloom period is April and May. It produces distinctive four-lobed fruits which ripen to a bright red color.

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Tetracoccus dioicus'' (Parry's tetracoccus, Red shrubby spurge)Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Tetracoccus dioicus''UC CalPhotos gallery for ''Tetracoccus dioicus''
Picrodendraceae Flora of California Flora of Baja California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Taxa named by Charles Christopher Parry Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Malpighiales-stub

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