Plagiobothrys greenei is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Greene's popcornflower.
Plagiobothrys greenei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Plagiobothrys |
Species: | P. greenei
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Binomial name | |
Plagiobothrys greenei |
Distribution and habitat
editIt is native to Oregon and northern California, where it grows in moist woodland and grassland habitat.
Description
editIt is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem growing 10 to 40 centimeters long. The leaves along the stem are 1 to 5 centimeters long and the herbage is coated in rough hairs. The inflorescence is a series of tiny flowers with white five-lobed corollas no more than 3 millimeters wide. The fruit is a minute nutlet with a surface covered in long prickles.
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