Plagiobothrys cognatus
Cognate popcornflower
Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native
Cognate popcornflower is a California native annual found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, northern and central Sierra Nevada, and Great Basin in moist meadows, sagebrush flats, and forests at elevations of 1,050 to 2,520 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces small white flowers with a corolla limb 1 to 2 millimeters in diameter. Growing with prostrate to occasionally ascending stems 5 to 20 centimeters long, it has a delicate strigose (stiff-hairy) appearance. Its cauline leaves extend 2 to 7 centimeters along the stem, with lower leaves being most prominent. The fruit consists of small, asymmetric nutlets 1.2 to 1.8 millimeters long, with a distinctive brown surface featuring scattered tubercles and bristly textures.
Habitat: Moist places in meadows, sagebrush flats, forests
Bloom period: May-Aug
Elevation: 1050-2520 m
Bioregions: KR, NCoRI, CaR, n&c SN, GB
California counties: Nevada, Amador, Sierra, Plumas, Modoc, Tulare, Lassen, Siskiyou, Alpine, Placer, Shasta, Mono, Madera, Napa, Tehama, Humboldt, Lake, Trinity, Calaveras, Kern, El Dorado
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.