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Plagiobothrys distantiflorus
Also called Madera Popcornflower
Plagiobothrys distantiflorus is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name California popcornflower. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the northern and central Sierra Nevada foothills.
It grows in grassland and woodland habitat. It is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem up to 30 centimeters in length. The leaves along the stem are up to 2.5 centimeters long and coated in rough hairs. The inflorescence is a series of tiny flowers accompanied by hairy bracts. The flowers have five-lobed white corollas under 2 millimeters wide.
Adobe popcornflower · Arizona popcornflower · Austin's popcornflower · Bracted popcornflower · Valley popcornflower · Artist's popcornflower · Cooper's popcornflower · Fragrant popcornflower · Fulvous popcornflower · Sculptured popcornflower · Greene's popcornflower · Rough popcornflower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plagiobothrys distantiflorus 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.
