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Plagiobothrys jonesii
A. Gray
Family:
Boraginaceae
Mojave Popcorn-Flower,
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Mojave popcornflower, Jones' popcornflower
[
Simpsonanthus jonesii
(A. Gray) Guilliams, Hasenstab & B.G. Baldwin]
Stan Shebs
SW Field Guide
Resources
Kelley et al 2014 (Jepson online)
Duration
: Annual
Nativity
: Native
Lifeform
: Forb/Herb
General
: Habit: Annual, sharp-spreading-bristly. Stem: ascending to erect, < 5 dm.
Leaves
: Leaf: cauline, alternate, lower 2--10 cm, hairs +- blister-based.
Flowers
: Inflorescence: bracts near base; pedicel 0--1 mm. Flower: calyx 4--8 mm; corolla funnel-shaped, limb 1--3 mm diam, appendages minute, white.
Fruits
: Fruit: nutlets 3--4, 2--3 mm, triangular-ovate, cobblestone-like, tubercles 0; abaxial ridge, lateral ridges weak, cross-ribs 0; scar near middle, long, narrow, on ridge.
Ecology
: Found on sandy, gravelly, rocky slopes, creosote-bush scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland; Elevation: below 6,000 ft (1829 m); flowers April-May
Distribution
: California to southern Utah, western Arizona, Mexico.
Synonyms
: None
Editor
: Hazelton pasted from Jepson, no editing
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