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Plagiobothrys hystriculus  (Piper) I. M. Johnst.
Bearded popcorn flower,   Bearded popcornflower
Plagiobothrys hystriculus is an annual herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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~46 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Plagiobothrys
Family: Boraginaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: vernal-pools

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:
PLANTSAllocarya hystricula
Information about  Plagiobothrys hystriculus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (PLHY)

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[bioone.org] Rediscovery, Limited Range, Habitat, Associated Species: The rediscovery of bearded popcorn flower, the last confirmed collection of which was in 1892, is documented. The species is endemic to Napa, Solano, and Yolo counties, California, where it grows in vernal pools, vernal swales, and other moist areas in grasslands. Associated species include wetland and upland grasses and forbs typically found in the vernal pool-grassland ecotone. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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: 12/21/2024).