Plagiobothrys canescens var. canescens

Valley popcornflower

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Valley popcornflower is a California native annual found in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, northern Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Forests, Tehachapi, Central Valley, Central Western California, southwestern California, and western Mojave Desert in grasslands, woodlands, coastal scrub, and desert scrub at elevations generally below 1,400 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces small white flowers in delicate, branching clusters. Growing with prostrate to erect green stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it spreads across the landscape with a soft, sprawling habit. Its leaves have green midveins and margins, creating a subtle, understated texture across the plant's structure. The flower's calyx measures 4 to 6 millimeters long, with lobes that spread or stand upright.

Habitat: Common. Grassland, woodland, coastal scrub, desert scrub, roadsides

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: generally < 1400 m

Bioregions: CaRF, n SNH (Plumas Co.), SNF, Teh, GV, CW, SW, w DMoj.

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.