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Plagiobothrys chorisianus
Plagiobothrys chorisianus is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name artist's popcornflower. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and parts of the coastline to the south.
It is a resident of chaparral, coastal scrub and grassland habitat. It is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters (4 to 16 inches) in length. The leaves along the stem are 3 to 7 centimeters (1+1⁄4 to 2+3⁄4 inches) long and coated in rough hairs. The inflorescence is a series of tiny flowers, each on a pedicel up to one centimeter (1⁄2 inch) in length. The five-lobed white flower is one and a half centimeters (2⁄3 inch) wide with a center of white to bright yellow appendages.
Adobe popcornflower · Arizona popcornflower · Austin's popcornflower · Bracted popcornflower · Valley popcornflower · Cooper's popcornflower · California popcornflower · Fragrant popcornflower · Fulvous popcornflower · Sculptured popcornflower · Greene's popcornflower · Rough popcornflower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plagiobothrys chorisianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
