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Plagiobothrys
Sign in to savePlagiobothrys is a genus of flowering plants known commonly as popcorn flowers. These are small herbaceous plants which bear tiny white or yellow flowers. Their fruits are nutlets. Although these plants are found predominantly in North America and South America, five species are known from Australia. Of the approximately 65 species described, more than 15 are endemic to California.
Species
Rusty Popcornflower
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBoraginales
- FamilyBoraginaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,443
- With media
- 977
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Collections
- MSC, NY, IBUNAM, MO, SD, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Peru, Chile
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Boraginaceae
- Image
- Plagiobothrys jonesii 2.jpg
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- taxon common name
- popcornflower
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Plagiobothrys is a genus of flowering plants known commonly as popcorn flowers. These are small herbaceous plants which bear tiny white or yellow flowers. Their fruits are nutlets. Although these plants are found predominantly in North America and South America, five species are known from Australia. Of the approximately 65 species described, more than 15 are endemic to California.
== Description == The inflorescence is coiled in bud, but generally elongates in fruit. The pedicels are generally 0–1 mm, and the flower is bisexual with the sepals fused below the middle.
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