Plagiobothrys collinus
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Plagiobothrys collinus is a species of flowering plant in the borage family
known by the common name Cooper's popcornflower. It is native to California
, Arizona
, and parts of northern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat. I
Plagiobothrys collinus is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters in length. The leaves along the stem are 1 to 4 centimeters long, the lower ones oppositely arranged and the upper ones alternate. The herbage is coated in fine and rough hairs. The inflorescence
is a long, widely spaced series of tiny flowers, each with a five-lobed white corolla no more than 7 millimeters wide, sometimes as small as one millimeter. The fruit is a minute nutlet with angular cross-ribs visible in magnification.
This species is divided into varieties which can sometimes be hard to distinguish from each other.
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
known by the common name Cooper's popcornflower. It is native to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, and parts of northern Mexico, where it can be found in many types of habitat. I
Plagiobothrys collinus is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters in length. The leaves along the stem are 1 to 4 centimeters long, the lower ones oppositely arranged and the upper ones alternate. The herbage is coated in fine and rough hairs. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a long, widely spaced series of tiny flowers, each with a five-lobed white corolla no more than 7 millimeters wide, sometimes as small as one millimeter. The fruit is a minute nutlet with angular cross-ribs visible in magnification.
This species is divided into varieties which can sometimes be hard to distinguish from each other.