Plagiobothrys reticulatus var. reticulatus

Reticulate popcorn flower

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Reticulate popcorn flower is a California native annual found in northern coastal, Klamath Range, northern coastal ranges, and central coastal regions in moist meadows, grasslands, and forest areas at elevations of 5 to 900 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces small white flowers clustered in delicate, curved inflorescences. Growing with ascending to occasionally decumbent stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it has a slender and spreading growth habit. Its leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, becoming smaller toward the stem tips, with a soft, slightly hairy texture. The fruit consists of tiny, intricate nutlets with a distinctive net-like pattern of cross-ribs, each measuring approximately 1 to 1.6 millimeters long.

Habitat: Moist places, meadows in forest, grassland

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 5-900 m

Bioregions: NCo, KR, NCoRO, CCo

California counties: Sonoma, Humboldt, Mendocino, San Mateo

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