Plagiobothrys reticulatus var. rossianorum

Fort ross popcornflower, Fort Ross Popcornflower

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Fort ross popcornflower is a California native annual found in northern coastal, central coastal, San Francisco Bay, and southern coastal ranges in moist coastal grasslands, beach deposits, and mud flats at elevations below 800 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white flowers in delicate clusters characteristic of the popcornflower family. Growing with partially decumbent or sprawling stems that occasionally ascend, it spreads low across the ground in coastal habitats. Its small nutlets are distinctively marked with scattered, irregular cross-ribs and dense surface tubercles, creating a netlike texture on the fruit. The plant's low-growing, sprawling habit allows it to thrive in the moist, open environments of California's coastal regions.

Habitat: Moist places in coastal grassland, beach deposits, mud flats

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 800 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo, SnFrB, SCoRO.

California counties: Sonoma, Santa Clara, Monterey, Mendocino, Humboldt, Marin, San Diego, Trinity, Del Norte, San Francisco

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