Biology:Plagiobothrys arizonicus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Plagiobothrys arizonicus
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Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Plagiobothrys
Species:
P. arizonicus
Binomial name
Plagiobothrys arizonicus
(A.Gray) Greene ex A.Gray

Plagiobothrys arizonicus is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name Arizona popcornflower.

Distribution

The plant is native to the southwestern United States, California , and Sonora (Mexico). It is a common wildflower in many types of mountain, Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert, and California chaparral and woodland habitats.

Description

Plagiobothrys arizonicus is an annual herb with a spreading or erect stem 10 to 40 centimeters in length. The leaves are located in a basal rosette about the stem, with smaller ones along the length of the stem. The plant is coated in long, rough, sharp hairs. The herbage leaks a staining purple juice when crushed.[1]

The inflorescence is a series of regular bracts and tiny flowers, each five-lobed white corolla less than 3 millimeters wide. The paired nutlets are arch-shaped and not prickly.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7200456 entry