Plagiobothrys Tenellus, Pacific Popcorn Flower
Plants > Wildflowers > Boraginaceae > Plagiobothrys Tenellus
Common names:
Pacific popcorn flower, slender popcornflower
Family:
Scientific name:
Plagiobothrys tenellus
Main flower color:
Range:
Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and states to the west
Height:
Up to 12 inches
Habitat:
Varied - grassland, woodland, hillsides, from near sea level to 6,000 feet
Leaves:
Oblanceolate, unlobed, up to one inch long; mostly basal
Season:
March to May
Leaves of plagiobothrys tenellus grow mostly at the base of the plant, in a rosette; they are relatively broad, and lined with long hairs. Leaf surfaces are pitted. Stem leaves are few in number, narrower, and alternately arranged. Stems are quite densely covered with long, spreading white hairs. Plants branch from the base.
Small clusters of flowers are produced in the spring, at the tips of the branches; flowers have a small, five-lobed white corolla, usually pale yellow at the center. The five green calyx lobes, similarly hairy, are fused towards the base. The inflorescence is initially coiled, becoming elongate at maturity. Nutlets are roughly cross-shaped, with ridges along the margins.
Small clusters of flowers are produced in the spring, at the tips of the branches; flowers have a small, five-lobed white corolla, usually pale yellow at the center. The five green calyx lobes, similarly hairy, are fused towards the base. The inflorescence is initially coiled, becoming elongate at maturity. Nutlets are roughly cross-shaped, with ridges along the margins.
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