Plagiobothrys torreyi var. diffusus

Torrey's popcornflower

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Torrey's popcornflower is a California native annual found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Tehachapi area, and San Bernardino Mountains in moist to dry meadows, flats, and forest edges at elevations of 1,200 to 3,400 meters. Flowering from June to August, this delicate plant produces small white flowers clustered in subtle, dense groupings. Growing with decumbent to ascending stems that spread 10 to 30 centimeters across, it develops a loose, somewhat sprawling form. Its leaves are densely clustered along the stem, ranging from ovate to elliptic in shape and typically 5 to 15 millimeters long. The plant's compact structure and white blossoms make it a subtle but charming addition to its montane habitats.

Habitat: Common. Moist to dry meadows, flats, forest edges

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1200-3400 m

Bioregions: SNH, Teh, SnBr.

California counties: Tuolumne, El Dorado, San Francisco, Tulare, Sacramento, Nevada, San Bernardino, Fresno, Plumas, Mariposa, Alpine, Madera, Sierra, Kern, Inyo

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