Popcornflowers
Plagiobothrys
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.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rusty Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys nothofulvus
Scouler's popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys scouleri
Cooper's Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys collinus
Arizona popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys arizonicus
Pacific popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys tenellus
Fragrant Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys figuratus
valley popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys canescens
stalked popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys stipitatus
adobe popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys acanthocarpus
artist's popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys chorisianus
Fulvous Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys fulvus
bracted popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys bracteatus
dwarf popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys humistratus
alkali popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys leptocladus
high sierra popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys torreyi
Greene's popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys greenei
desert popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys salsus
Austin's spiny-nut popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys austiniae
Parish's popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys parishii
wavy-stemmed popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys undulatus
Plagiobothrys linifolius
speciesPlagiobothrys linifolius
Forget-me-not Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys myosotoides
creeping popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys mollis
rough popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys hirtus
San Francisco popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys diffusus
Tracy's popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys reticulatus
cascade popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys hispidus
Pringle's Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys pringlei
bearded popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys hystriculus
rough-nutlet popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys trachycarpus
Plagiobothrys humilis
speciesPlagiobothrys humilis
calistoga popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys strictus
scridgee's popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys scriptus
Plagiobothrys corymbosus
speciesPlagiobothrys corymbosus
Plagiobothrys procumbens
speciesPlagiobothrys procumbens
Altered Andesite Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys glomeratus
slender popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys tener
Shinyfruit Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys lamprocarpus
sculptured-nut popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys glyptocarpus
Plagiobothrys congestus
speciesPlagiobothrys congestus
dye popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys infectivus
Plagiobothrys plurisepaleus
speciesPlagiobothrys plurisepaleus
shasta popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys shastensis
hooked popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys uncinatus
Oriental Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys orientalis
Plagiobothrys calandrinioides
speciesPlagiobothrys calandrinioides
Plagiobothrys kunthii
speciesPlagiobothrys kunthii
forget-me-not popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys verrucosus
Graceful Popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys gracilis
mayacamas popcornflower
speciesPlagiobothrys lithocaryus
Plagiobothrys mexicanus
speciesPlagiobothrys mexicanus
Plagiobothrys armeriifolius
speciesPlagiobothrys armeriifolius
Plagiobothrys australasicus
speciesPlagiobothrys australasicus
Plagiobothrys germainii
speciesPlagiobothrys germainii
Plagiobothrys orthostatus
speciesPlagiobothrys orthostatus
Plagiobothrys polycaulis
speciesPlagiobothrys polycaulis
Plagiobothrys pratensis
speciesPlagiobothrys pratensis
Plagiobothrys pulchellus
speciesPlagiobothrys pulchellus
Plagiobothrys uliginosus
speciesPlagiobothrys uliginosus
Plagiobothrys oppositifolius
speciesPlagiobothrys oppositifolius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49139.