Plagiobothrys

Plagiobothrys
Plagiobothrys jonesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Boraginoideae
Genus: Plagiobothrys
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Type species
Plagiobothrys rufescens
Species

~65, see text

Synonyms[3]
  • Allocarya Greene (1887)
  • Allocaryastrum Brand (1931)
  • Echidiocarya A.Gray ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1876)
  • Echinoglochin (A.Gray) Brand (1925)
  • Glyptocaryopsis Brand (1931)
  • Maccoya F.Muell. (1859)
  • Sonnea Greene (1887)

Plagiobothrys is a genus of flowering plants known commonly as popcorn flowers. These are small herbaceous plants which bear tiny white or yellow flowers. Their fruits are nutlets. Although these plants are found predominantly in North America and South America, five species are known from Australia. Of the approximately 65 species described, more than 15 are endemic to California.

  1. ^ "Plagiobothrys". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von (1836). Fischer, F.E.L. von & Meyer, C.A.A. von (ed.). "Plagiobothrys". Index Seminum, Quae Hortus Botanicus Imperialis Petropolitanus Pro Mutua Commutatione Offert. 2: 21.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 July 2024.