Plagiobothrys kingii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Plagiobothrys kingii (S. Watson) A. Gray

(not an active name)

Great basin popcorn flower, Great basin popcornflower

2008 Steve Matson

2008 Steve Matson

Plagiobothrys kingii is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Amsinckiopsis kingii


	Plant Range Observation Search ~26 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Plagiobothrys
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Amsinckiopsis kingii

Information about Plagiobothrys kingii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PLKI) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).