Chorizanthe wheeleri is a rare species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family known by the common names Santa Barbara spineflower and Wheeler’s spineflower. It is endemic to Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands, two of the Channel Islands of California. It resembles the closely related plant known as Turkish rugging (Chorizanthe staticoides) and any reported mainland occurrences are actually specimens of this much more common species.
Chorizanthe wheeleri
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